Multilateral Use of Dandelion in Folk Medicine of Central-Eastern Europe
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Respiratory System Diseases
3.2. Digestive System Diseases
3.3. Dermatological Diseases
3.4. Urinary System Diseases
3.5. Pain Treatment
3.6. Ocular Diseases
3.7. Cardiovascular System Diseases
3.8. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
3.9. Others
3.10. Cosmetics
3.11. Veterinary Medicine
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Period | Medicinal Use |
---|---|
18th century | Body-cleansing agent [2], in ocular disease treatment [2], against wounds and ulcers [2]. |
19th century | Analgesic agent for earaches [36], toothaches [37], and during tooth eruption in children [38]. Antiswelling agent (hydrops) [39]. Vomiting [40] and laxative agent [41]. Treatment of ague (febris flava) [42], jaundice [41], vision loss [43], blindness [37], shortness of breath [36], and rheumatism [41], against warts [44,45] and rabies [37]. Aborifacient agent [46]. |
From 1901 to World War II | Antiswelling [21] and vomiting agent [47]. In cold [21], jaundice [21], and liver disease treatment [21,48]. In treatment of vision loss [21] and night blindness (nyktalopia) [15]. Against warts [15]. |
From World War II to 1989 | Analgesic agent for earaches [36,49], toothaches [49], stomachaches [6,50], and abdominal pain in women [50]. Treatment of stomach [50], liver [6,51], biliary disorders [6], and haemorrhoids [51]. Antiswelling [49], constipation [50], and vomiting agent [49]. In erysipelas [49], jaundice [6,52], and vision loss treatment [6,49]. In bladder inflammation [50]. In diseases of the upper respiratory tract [6], including persistent cough treatment [50,51]. Against skin problems [6], including warts [6,17,49,52] and freckles [6,49]. Against rabies [49,52]. |
After 1990 | Analgesic agent [13] in earache [53], toothache [54], stomachache [13], and back pain [55]. Against upper respiratory tract diseases [56], including asthma [54], pulmonary asthma [57], bronchitis [13], rhinitis [58], sore throat [13], hoarseness [10,59], shortness of breath [9,10], pneumonia [60], and tuberculosis [13]. Antitussive [8,10,12,56,59,61,62,63], body cleansing [10], immunostimulant [10,13,61], and recreational agent [13], source of vitamins [13]. Against skin problems [53,54], including wounds [64], mycoses [65], black spots [66], freckles [55,66,67], warts [53,55,58], eczema [65], hair loss [55], to refresh facial skin [18]. Against digestive diseases, including liver diseases [8,33,55,61,68], lung diseases [56], biliary ailments [68], and jaundice [69] and as laxative [68]. Vomiting agent [10,18]. To improve appetite and digestion [68], supporting slimming [12], against poisoning [70]. In cancer treatment [13]. Antipyretic in cold [8,10,13,61] and flu treatment [10]. In diabetes treatment [55]. In vision loss treatment [18,54,61]. Antiswelling [71] and diuretic agent [68,72]. Against kidney stones [13], hypertension [61], herpes zoster [64], rabies [54], and rheumatism [65]. |
Part of Plant | Raw Material/Preparation | Medicinal Use |
---|---|---|
Herb | Dried herb, infusion | Against hypertension [15] and as immunostimulant [61] |
Extract | Against bladder inflammation [50] | |
Infusion | In liver diseases [51,55], kidney diseases [55], haemorrhoids [51], diabetes [55], suspending hair loss [55] | |
Tincture | Analgesic [13] | |
Inflorescence | In stomach [66] and heart diseases [61]; cosmetic to treat black spots [66] and freckles [49,55,67] | |
Decoction | In kidney diseases [13], as an analgesic [13] | |
Dried | Antitussive [56] | |
Wine | Antipyretic [10], immunostimulant [13], causing vomiting [10] | |
Fresh | Antipyretic [13], analgesic [13] | |
Infusion | Antitussive [51], in stomach ache [50], rheumatism [65] | |
Syrup | Antitussive [8,10,12,59,61,62,63], antipyretic [8,13,61], in hoarseness [10,59], shortness of breath [9,10], rhinitis [58], liver diseases [61], sore throat [13], bronchitis [13], tuberculosis [13], pneumonia [60], cancer [13], as immunostimulant [10], as a source of vitamins [13], | |
Tincture | In stomachache [13], analgesic [13], skin treatment after cupping [33] | |
Wraps | Against warts [53] | |
Herb during flowering | Crushed herb | In skin diseases [53] |
Leaf | Compress | Against herpes zoster/chickenpox [64] |
Decoction | In stomach diseases [46], hair care [13] | |
Fresh | Laxative [41], wound treatment [64] | |
Infusion | Against constipation [50], persistent cough [50], and stomach ache [50] | |
Tincture | In stomach ache [13], ague (Lat. febris flava) [42] | |
Latex | Analgesic in back pain [55], earache [36,49,53], toothache [37,49]; body cleansing [2]; in eye diseases [2], including night-blindness (Lat. nyktalopia) [15] and vision loss [6,18,49]; in jaundice [21,41,69]; in liver diseases [8], in rabies [49,52], in erysipelas (Lat. erysipelas) [49], in shortness of breath [36], skin problems [6]: wounds [2], mycoses [65], freckles [6,49,55], and warts [6,15,17,44,45,49,52,55,58] | |
Root | In biliary ailments [68], mild laxative action [68], increasing appetite and improving digestion [68], as diuretic [68], in liver diseases [68] | |
Coffee substitute | In kidney stones [13], as recreational tea [13] | |
Decoction | In biliary ailments [6], as diuretic (edema) [72], generalised swelling (hydrops) [21,39,49,71], in jaundice [6], in liver disease [6], abdominal pain in women [50], slimming [12], in stomach ache [6], in stomach diseases [49], in upper respiratory tract diseases [6], vomiting [49] | |
Extract | Inflammation of the bladder [50] | |
Fresh | Cancer [13] | |
Grated root | Eczema [65] | |
Infusion | Constipation [50], poisonings [70], rheumatism [65] | |
Scraped and boiled in milk | Vomiting [18,40] |
Symptoms/Disease Entity | Part of Plant * | Raw Material/Preparation | References |
---|---|---|---|
Respiratory system diseases | |||
Lung diseases | [56] | ||
Diseases of the upper respiratory system | R | Decoction | [6] |
[56] | |||
Cough | I | Syrup | [8,10,59,61,62,63] |
Infusion | [51] | ||
Dried | [56] | ||
Syrup | [12] | ||
Persistent cough | L | Infusion | [50] |
R | Infusion | [50] | |
Sore throat | I | Syrup | [13] |
Hoarseness | I | Syrup | [10,59] |
For breathing problems | I | Syrup | [9,10] |
Lx | [36] | ||
Pulmonary asthma | [57] | ||
Cold | I | Syrup | [8,13,61] |
Fresh | [13] | ||
Drink | [21] | ||
Flu | I | Tea with honey and dandelion | [10] |
Fever | I | Wine | [10] |
Ague (łac. Febris flava) | L | Macerate | [42] |
Rhinitis | I | Syrup | [58] |
Bronchitis | I | Syrup | [13] |
Pneumonia | I | Syrup | [60] |
Asthma | [54] | ||
Tuberculosis | I | [13] | |
Digestive system diseases | |||
Liver disease | R | Decoction | [6] |
[68] | |||
H | Infusion | [51,55] | |
Lx | [8] | ||
I | Syrup | [61] | |
[21,33,48] | |||
Stomach disease | R | Decoction | [49] |
L | Decoction | [46] | |
I | [66] | ||
[54] | |||
Stomach ache | L | Infusion | [50] |
Tincture | [13] | ||
R | Decoction | [6] | |
I | Tincture | [13] | |
I | Infusion | [50] | |
Biliary ailments | R | [68] | |
Decoction | [6] | ||
Vomiting | R | Decoction | [49] |
R | Scraped and boiled in milk | [18,40] | |
I | Wine | [10] | |
Cooked | [47] | ||
Constipation | R | Infusion | [50] |
L | Infusion | [50] | |
Mild laxative | R | [68] | |
Laxative | L | Fresh | [41] |
Poisoning | R | Infusion | [70] |
Haemorrhoids | H | Infusion, baths, compresses | [51] |
Jaundice | R | Decoction | [6] |
Lx | [20,41] | ||
S | Rubbing the face | [52,69] | |
Increasing appetite and improving digestion | R | [68] | |
Dermatological diseases | |||
Skin diseases | HF | Crushed | [53] |
Lx | Squeezed out of the plant stem | [6] | |
Warts | Lx | Fresh | [6,15,17,44,45,49,52] |
[54] | |||
Lx | [15,55] | ||
Lx from leaves | Lubrication | [58] | |
I | Wraps | [53] | |
Eczema | R | Mixture of grated root and honey | [65] |
Mycoses | Lx | [65] | |
Erysipelas | Lx | [6] | |
Urinary system diseases | |||
Kidney diseases | H | Infusion | [55] |
I | Decoction | [13] | |
Kidney stones | R | Coffee substitute | [13] |
Diuretic | R | [68] | |
Inflammation of the bladder | H | Extract | [50] |
R | Extract | [50] | |
Diuretic (edema) | R | Decoction | [72] |
Generalised swelling (łac. hydrops) | R | Decoction | [21,39,48,71] |
Pain | |||
Toothache | Lx | [37,48] | |
[54] | |||
Earache | Lx | [36,49,53] | |
Ear diseases | [54] | ||
Pain | I | Fresh, topical application | [13] |
Decoction | [13] | ||
Tincture, topical application | [13] | ||
H | Tincture, topical application | [13] | |
Back pain | Lx | [55] | |
Rheumatism | R | Infusion | [65] |
I | Infusion | [65] | |
Decoctions | [47] | ||
Skin after cupping | I | Tincture | [33] |
Ocular diseases | |||
Eye diseases | [54] | ||
Blindness | Lx | [6,18,49] | |
[37,61] | |||
Loss of vision | Seizure causes blindness | [21,43] | |
Night-blindness (łac. nyktalopia) | Lx | Seizure causes blindness | [15] |
Cardiovascular system diseases | |||
Hypertension | H | Infusion of dried herb | [61] |
Heart diseases | I | [10] | |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | |||
For lower abdominal pain in women | R | Decoction | [50] |
Abortifacient agent | [46] | ||
Other | |||
Diabetes | H | Infusion | [55] |
Cancer | I | Syrup | [13] |
R | Fresh, eaten | [13] | |
Herpes zoster/Chickenpox | L | Compresses | [64] |
Rabies | Lx | [6,52] | |
[37,54] | |||
Wounds | L | Compresses | [64] |
Immunostimulant | I | Fermented with sugar | [13] |
Syrup | [10] | ||
H | Infusion of dried herb | [61] | |
Body cleansing | [10] | ||
Lx | [2] | ||
Vitamins | I | Syrup | [13] |
Recreational tea | R | Dried coffee substitute | [13] |
Cosmetics | |||
Suspending hair loss | H | Infusion; washing | [55] |
Hair care | L | Decoction | [13] |
Refreshing the facial skin | [18] | ||
Slimming | R | Decoction | [12] |
Easier tooth-eruption in children | Chewing | [38] | |
Freckles | I | [48] | |
[46,67] | |||
Lx | [6,49,55] | ||
Cosmetics to treat black spots | I | [66] |
Animal | Disease | Part of Plant * | Manipulation and Way of Use | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Removing worms from wounds | [111] | |||
Cows | Stomach bloating | R | Decoction | [6] |
Stimulation of milk production | H | Food | [6,10,43,55] | |
Good for cows | I | Fresh | [13] | |
[7] | ||||
Horses | Good for horses | I | Fresh | [13] |
Pigs | Fodder | H | Fresh | [13] |
I | Fresh | [13] | ||
L | Fresh | [13] | ||
[112] | ||||
Goose | Fodder | H | [6] | |
Ducks | Fodder | [113] | ||
Rabbits | Fodder | [113] | ||
Home animals | Fodder | L | Fresh | [13] |
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Gruszecki, R.; Walasek-Janusz, M.; Caruso, G.; Pokluda, R.; Tallarita, A.V.; Golubkina, N.; Sękara, A. Multilateral Use of Dandelion in Folk Medicine of Central-Eastern Europe. Plants 2025, 14, 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14010084
Gruszecki R, Walasek-Janusz M, Caruso G, Pokluda R, Tallarita AV, Golubkina N, Sękara A. Multilateral Use of Dandelion in Folk Medicine of Central-Eastern Europe. Plants. 2025; 14(1):84. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14010084
Chicago/Turabian StyleGruszecki, Robert, Magdalena Walasek-Janusz, Gianluca Caruso, Robert Pokluda, Alessio Vincenzo Tallarita, Nadezhda Golubkina, and Agnieszka Sękara. 2025. "Multilateral Use of Dandelion in Folk Medicine of Central-Eastern Europe" Plants 14, no. 1: 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14010084
APA StyleGruszecki, R., Walasek-Janusz, M., Caruso, G., Pokluda, R., Tallarita, A. V., Golubkina, N., & Sękara, A. (2025). Multilateral Use of Dandelion in Folk Medicine of Central-Eastern Europe. Plants, 14(1), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14010084