A Study on Pharmacognostical Approach on Taraxacum officinale

The dandelion, or Taraxacum officinale, is a perennial herb that forms rosette leaf and has golden yellow flowers bloom all year long. It member of the Asteraceae family typically found in temperate zone Northern hemisphere. Many conventional modern herbal medical systems use dandelion leaves, roots, flowers. According to phytochemical analysis, contains one more important components. Similarly, most significant compounds bitter sesquiterpene lactones, particularly taraxacin taraxacerin, which play key role mechanism liver functions associated with hepatoprotective action. Additionally, results investigation showed presence sterols, phenolic acids, flavonoids, have been linked variety pharmacological effects, including antioxidants anti-inflammatory effects.
 Keywords: lactone; hepatoprotective; anticancer; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory.