Sawmill Hollow

Research on the Dandelion



Dandelion, the flowers, roots and leafs can all be utilized, and is referred to as the blood purifier. Investigations show that dandelion extract can be used to lower blood pressure. In the fact that dandelion, acts as a water. Dandelion has catcheins, and supported from a study that… it has powerful antioxidant activity in scavenging superoxide radicals.

Even though the calorie count of the dandelion is exceptionally low, the nutrient content is exceptionally high. It is high in vitamins, minerals, protein, choline, inulin, and pectin. Inulin- a compound that promotes the growth of the friendly beneficial colonic bacteria species that crows out harmful bacteria.  Also inulin promotes improving blood sugar control and diabetes. Furthermore it is reflected to have a higher carotenoid content that a carrots, as well as excellent sources of vitamin C, riboflavin, B6, thiamin, calcium, copper, manganese, and iron.

The health benefits include liver function, improvements to blood sugar control, intestinal antiseptic, and expectorant effects (cleaning mucus in the respiratory tract).

  • “Comparative Flavonoids Contents of Selected Herbs and Associations of Their Radical Scavenging Activity with Antiproliferative Actions in V79-4 Cells” Journal of Food and Science