Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)

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Formula

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Background

Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) is a weed that grows in open fields, on praries, in garbage dumps. It is used in folk medicine. The antigenic substance is taraxinic acid 1-O-b-glucopyranoside, a sesquiterpene lactone linked to b-glucose via an ester linkage.
The sesquiterpene lactone mix was reported to detect none of the patients with dandelion sensitivity.

 

Synonyms

Dandelion
Piss-a-bed
Pissenlit
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxinic acid 1-O-b-glucopyranoside

 

Uses

Diuretics
Laxatives
Tonic

 

Cross-Reactions

Compositae

 

Unusual Reactions

Airborne contact

 

References

 1.

Hausen, B.M. and K.H. Schulz, [Allergic contact dermatitis caused by dandelions (Taraxacum officinale Wiggers)]. Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt. Occupational & Environmental Dermatoses, 1978. 26(6): p. 198.

 2.

Davies, M.G. and P.J. Kersey, Contact allergy to yarrow and dandelion. Contact Dermatitis, 1986. 14(4): p. 256-7.

 3.

Guin, J.D. and G. Skidmore, Compositae dermatitis in childhood. Archives of Dermatology, 1987. 123(4): p. 500-2.

 4.

Lovell, C.R. and M. Rowan, Dandelion dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis, 1991. 25(3): p. 185-8.

 5.

Lovell, C.R., Plants and the Skin. 1993, London: Blackwell Scientific Publications.

 

 

 

 

 

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