Chinese name:

Source:

Taraxaci Herba – whole plant

Nature:

• cool (slightly cool, balanced, sinking)

Taste:

• bitter, sweet

Tropism:

• liver and stomach (spleen)

Direction of action:

• inwards

Effects:

• clears heat

• removes toxins
• drains damp-heat through urination

Dosage:

• 9 – 30 g, standardly 10 g

Contraindications:

• absence of excess heat, yin ulcers, may cause mild diarrhoea