Root of the dandelion.
Quality is laid down in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: improvement of mild digestive complaints, temporary loss of appetite; to increase the amount of urine, flushing of the urinary tract for mild urinary complaints.
ESCOP monograph: liver and gallbladder dysfunction, dyspeptic complaints, loss of appetite.
Commission e-monograph: dandelion herb with root: bile flow disorders, to stimulate diuresis; for loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints.
Empirical medicine: promotion of excretion in gout, rheumatic diseases, mild laxative, according to studies: sebostasis