Folk medicine recommends the dandelion against constipation, blood cleansing, hemorrhoids, bladder inflammation, diaphoretis, and diabetes.
Above ground with roots improves liver function, acts radially, ugly, anthelminously. The healing effect is mainly due to bitter substances, organic acids and glycosides. Dandelion has been found to enhance the action of the subcutaneous gland – it increases insulin secretion and reduces the amount of cholesterol in the blood