History of the Dandelion Plant - Traditional Uses

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, the dandelion plant has been used for over thousand years in treating various conditions like diabetes, cancers, as well as bacterial and fungal infections.

Some other common uses of the dandelion herb included treating fevers, liver & digestive disorders, skin infections, insect and snakebites. It was and still continues to be an extremely popular diuretic.

Native Americans used dandelion for treating various conditions like heartburn, renal diseases, and skin disorders like acne, hives, and eczema. Both Pillager-Ojibwa and Cherokee made use of the benefits of dandelion root tea in providing relief from heartburn and to calm the nerves. Dandelion was used by Iroquois to treat ailments like constipation, water retention, aches, pains, and anemia.

Europeans used dandelion to treat fever, boils, eye problems, diabetes, and diarrhea. It was introduced to the United Sates by the Spanish around the year 1820 and since then it has become a popular herbal remedy to treat various conditions like fevers, kidney and liver problems, diabetes, and various skin disorders.

According to the ancient India medical system of Ayurveda, the dandelion plant was used to treat various liver disorders like jaundice, cirrhosis of the liver, and enlargement of the liver.

Documented tribal uses of dandelion include boiling dandelion flowers in water till the water turns yellow, allowing it to cool overnight and drinking the same next morning for a period of 30 days or one month to help provide relief from heart conditions.

Remedies also include grinding dandelion leaves into a fine paste and applying it to fractures and wrapping the area with cloth and fresh dandelion leaves to help fix the bones together.

Hence, as you can see, dandelion plants have a long and winding history of being extremely effective in treating various conditions across several continents and traditions in the world.

More information on some dandelion facts and dandelion benefits on health are discussed in the other related dandelion articles.

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