Objectives. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae and has medicinal and culinary uses. Dandelion has been used as a remedy for anemia, purifing the blood, and providing immune modulation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hydro alcoholic extract on blood cells in mice. Methods. Five groups each including ten adu...

Objective: To evaluate the anticariogenic effect of dandelion extract against different oral pathogenic clinical isolates. Methods: In the present study, we evaluated the antimicrobial effect of dandelion against oral pathogens by the minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration. Clinical isolates such as Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sali...

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), an oriental herbal medicine, has been shown to favorably affect choleretic, antirheumatic and diuretin properties. Recent reports have indicated that excessive oxidative stress contributes to the development of atherosclerosis-linked metabolic syndrome. The objective of this current study was to investigate the possible hypolipidemic and antioxidative effects o...

The Dandelion-like codes are eight bijections between labeled trees and strings of node labels. The literature contains optimal sequential algorithms for these bijections, but no parallel algorithms have been reported. In this paper the first parallel encoding and decoding algorithms for Dandelion-like codes are presented. Namely, a unique encoding algorithm and a unique decoding algorithm, whi...

To address the role of insect herbivores in adaptation of plant populations and the persistence of selection through succession, we manipulated herbivory in a long-term field experiment. We suppressed insects in half of 16 plots over nine years and examined the genotypic structure and chemical defense of common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a naturally colonizing perennial apomictic plant. ...

Adipose tissue dysfunction constitutes a primary defect in obesity and might link this disease to severe chronic health problems. We aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of three extracts from Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) as well as their effects on mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes concerning intracellular lipid accumulation and cytotoxicity, this would give indications regarding therapeutic ...