Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale  

Dandelion
sorts and variety
‚Kultivierter Vollherziger'
leaf and herb production
drug

Root with herb (Taraxaci radix cum herba)

most important active substances

bitter substances, until 40 % inulin (high values in autumn), vitamin C and other vitamins in the fresh herb, triterpenes, steroids, flavonoids, musilages,

most important usages

dyspeptic complaints, disturbances in bile flow, inflammatory conditions of the urinary tract, the fresh herb as a diabetic vegetable

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 1,0 g

Seed demand for drilling: march / april 8 – 10 kg / ha

Demand for plantation: spring or autumn 9 plants / m²

Distance between the rows: 30 – 50 cm

harvest: before or in the flowering time