Dandelion: Tooth of the Lion
Photograph by Louise Docker
Perennial
Taraxacum officinale
Family: Compositae
History
The dandelion is a hardy perennial herb, native throughout the northern hemisphere — and spreading fast almost everywhere else, including Australia.
It is a highly effective diuretic which contains high levels of potassium salts, particularly important in a strong diuretic, because large amounts are lost in the urine.
Recognising this, the [...]
