1.67 oz
Dandelion is a well known digestive stimulant. It helps to boost appetite, relieves indigestion and gas, and can be a stimulant for passing gallstones. It is known as a liver and gallbladder detoxifier. It can be used as a mild laxative.
Overall it can be looked at as a tonic in the digestion, the kidney and the circulation. The latest scientific research shows that it may have an inhibiting effect on the COX-2 enzymes and the leukotrienes, making it thus an anti-inflammatory agent. Surprisingly dandelion flowers appear to have immune modulating activity as well as some anticancer effect. Recently dandelion root has been found to improve the growth of normal intestinal bacteria and thus may be useful as a prebiotic agent.
Rudolf Steiner sheds a new light on this very valuable plant. According to his research, dandelion stimulates processes that are related to silicon, a mineral needed in the nervous system, skin, nails and other peripheral sensory processes.
