Originally from Europe and nowadays it is also cultivated in America.
Scientific Name: Taraxacum officinale
Other Names: Chicory, Yellow Chicory, Pelosilla, Amairon.
Active Ingredients: Root and stem latex contain a bitter principle (lactupicrin), tannins, inulin and latex. Chlorophyll, taraxin, hydroxynamic acid, levulose, mannitol, choline, sterols, essential oil, carotene, folic acid, fatty acids, alkaloids, a pigment, vitamins A, B, C, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, silica, sulfur, magnesium, diastase.
Part Used: Leaves and Roots.
