Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion, LARGE-LEAVED organic

Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion, LARGE-LEAVED organic

Taraxacum officinale  

Dandelion
sorts and variety
‚LARGE-LEAVED', used in leave produktion, 
drug

Root with herb (Taraxaci radix cum herba),leaves

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