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Taraxacum Officinale

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General

Where is the pathogenesis of Taraxacum found ?

In Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura .

What is Taraxacum ?

Describe preparation of tincture. It is the common Dandelion , and our tincture is made from the whole plant with root, gathered in April and May, before flower is open. It is prepared as described under Millefolium . The tincture is orange colored, of bitter taste and acid reaction.

What is the great characteristic of the remedy, and in what class of affections is it useful ?

A mapped tongue. Liver trouble, with soreness in the region of the liver, and bilious diarrhoea. Hahnemann recommended it also in glycosuria.