Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion
Key Characteristics
Mapped tongue; liver complaints; chilliness; worse rest, sitting; better walking; gastric complaints; jaundice; bitter taste; weakness.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
6X to 30C
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
6X twice daily or 12C weekly
Notes
Particularly useful for torpid liver, mapped tongue, and diarrhea after eating. Low potencies for liver complaints.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Leuco-Phlegmatic — torpid liver
Materia Medica
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Sad, despondent. Mental dullness. Apathy. Memory weak. Irritable. Anxiety. Hypochondriasis. Torpid, sluggish.
Headache, pressing in temples. Vertigo. Heavy head. Worse from motion. Pain in occiput.
Eyes pain. Lachrymation. Photophobia. Spots before eyes. Yellow eyes. Worse from light.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Taraxacum officinale.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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