Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has a long history of use as a natural medicine for the relief of pain and inflammation. On investigating dandelion the researchers whose publication is summarized below demonstrated a diversity of effects attributable to an extract of dandelion, including a reduction in numerous markers of inflammation.
The historic use of dandelion is thereby confirmed by modern research.
The publication:
January, 2008
Anti-inflammatory activity of Dandelion.
Summary of the abstract
Dandelion has been widely used as a folkloric medicine for the treatment of diverse diseases.
In this study, an extract of dandelion was shown to have significant radical scavenging activity. It decreased the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, and had anti-angiogenic activity (significant in the prevention or treatment of cancer.)
In a model of asthma and pneumonia, dandelion extract inhibited production of exudate and significantly diminished nitric oxide and leukocyte levels in the exudate. It reduced inflammation. Dandelion extract was also found to act as an analgesic – it effectively decreased pain and was found to be a natural COX-2 inhibitor.
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