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Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Lion's Teeth, Wild Endive, Blowball, Witch's Gowan, Pu gong ying (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Simhadanti (Ayurvedic)

Native to

Eurasia

A majority of the Witchlist's Garden include naturalized species that now live across the globe, for history's sake we include it's nativity.


Parts Used

  • Flower

  • Leaves

  • Stems

  • Roots

  • ... Pretty much all of it. Just take the whole situation.

Medicinal Actions

Note: This information is for historical and ceremonial use only, this information is not FDA-regulated or approved. When considering the Medicinal properties, do not forget that the species, application, and parts used are critical. And please read all warnings. 

  • Alterative: Potentially aids in the alteration of the course of an illness

  • Aperient: Stimulate the production and release of bile in digestion

  • Bitter: Stimulates digestive juices and hunger

  • Cholagogue: Increases the flow of bile

  • Diuretic: Makes you pee

  • Hepatic: Interacts with the liver

  • Nutrient: Provides nourishment

Divinities & Mythos

  • Apollo (Olympic Greek)

  • Belenos (Celtic)

  • Hecate (Greek)

Plant Energies

Over the course of millenia, various religions, physical sciences, diviners and star gazers, etc. have come to assign energies. This is perfectly synopsized by JD Walker in A Witch's Guide to Wildcraft:

Plants can be hot, cold, wet, or dry. They are assigned to or governed by one of seven (or nine [by including the Moon and Sun], depending on your outlook) heavenly bodies. People assigned these characteristics based on where a plant grew, what it looked like, and what effect it had on the humans and animals that came in contact with the plant.

  • Planet(s): Jupiter

  • Element(s): Air

  • Gender: Masculine

  • Chakra: Root

Warning

This plant is generally considered safe. There are reports of potential interactions with other drugs so this aspect makes it extra important to talk to your doctor.

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Dandelion in Action

The Bat & Raven offers these products that utilize the properties of Dandelion.

Magical Properties

  • Divination

  • Enhances Psychic Abilities

  • Expelling Negativity

  • Fertility, Male

  • Healing

  • Intuition

  • Manifestation

  • Protection (General, during sleep)

  • Psychic Development

  • Purification

  • Spell Longevity

  • Spiritual & Emotional Cleansing

  • Summoning

Talk to your Doctor/Medical Professional before adding any Supplements, herbal teas, Infusions, etc.

Part of the reason that we list medical jargin is because many plants can interfere with or even counteract medications we already take or it can exacerbate ailments we already have. 

When talking to your Medical Professional, we suggest asking what "actions" an herb might do to interfere 
with your health, either positive of negative. For example, if you suffer from heartburn, a Cholagogue which creates more bile may not be advantageous. Too much of a good thing, eh?

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