Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Common names: Common Dandelion
Species details (USDA):
USDA TAOFO
Documented uses
66 uses documented
Aleut
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Smith, G. Warren,
1973,
Arctic Pharmacognosia,
Arctic 26:324-333,
pages 327)
Aleut
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Smith, G. Warren,
1973,
Arctic Pharmacognosia,
Arctic 26:324-333,
pages 327)
Aleut
Drug, Throat Aid
detail...
(Smith, G. Warren,
1973,
Arctic Pharmacognosia,
Arctic 26:324-333,
pages 327)
Algonquin, Quebec
Drug, Blood Medicine
detail...
(Black, Meredith Jean,
1980,
Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65,
pages 242)
Algonquin, Quebec
Drug, Poultice
detail...
(Black, Meredith Jean,
1980,
Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65,
pages 242)
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Food, Spice
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler,
1936,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63,
pages 51)
Bella Coola
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Smith, Harlan I.,
1929,
Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia,
National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68,
pages 65)
Bella Coola
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Smith, Harlan I.,
1929,
Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia,
National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68,
pages 65)
Cherokee
Drug, Blood Medicine
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 31)
Cherokee
Drug, Sedative
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 31)
Cherokee
Drug, Toothache Remedy
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 31)
Cherokee
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Perry, Myra Jean,
1975,
Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians,
The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis,
pages 35)
Cherokee
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Perry, Myra Jean,
1975,
Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians,
The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis,
pages 35)
Chippewa
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 360)
Delaware
Drug, Laxative
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1972,
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3,
pages 39)
Delaware, Oklahoma
Drug, Laxative
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1942,
A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
pages 32, 80)
Delaware, Oklahoma
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1942,
A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
pages 32, 80)
Hesquiat
Other, Toys & Games
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat,
1982,
Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 62)
Hoh
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 69)
Iroquois
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Rousseau, Jacques,
1945,
Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga,
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72,
pages 61)
Iroquois
Drug, Blood Medicine
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 478)
Iroquois
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 478)
Iroquois
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 476)
Iroquois
Drug, Emetic
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 476)
Iroquois
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Kidney Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Laxative
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Love Medicine
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Pulmonary Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Toothache Remedy
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 476)
Iroquois
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 476)
Iroquois
Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 477)
Iroquois
Food, Beverage
detail...
(Rousseau, Jacques,
1945,
Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres,
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111,
pages 99)
Iroquois
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Waugh, F. W.,
1916,
Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation,
Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines,
pages 118)
Iroquois
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Parker, Arthur Caswell,
1910,
Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants,
Albany, NY. University of the State of New York,
pages 93)
Kiowa
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes,
1939,
The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians,
Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 62)
Kiowa
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes,
1939,
The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians,
Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 62)
Malecite
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter,
1952,
Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick,
Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7,
pages 6)
Menominee
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1923,
Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174,
pages 65)
Meskwaki
Drug, Pulmonary Aid
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1928,
Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326,
pages 218)
Meskwaki
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1928,
Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326,
pages 257)
Micmac
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter,
1951,
Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick,
Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259,
pages 258)
Mohegan
Drug, Cathartic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1928,
Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions,
SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270,
pages 266)
Mohegan
Drug, Cathartic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1972,
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3,
pages 75, 132)
Mohegan
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1928,
Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions,
SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270,
pages 266)
Mohegan
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1972,
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3,
pages 75, 132)
Mohegan
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey,
1945,
Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians,
Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123,
pages 121)
Mohegan
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1972,
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3,
pages 83)
Ojibwa
Drug, Blood Medicine
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1928,
Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota,
Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248,
pages 238)
Ojibwa
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1932,
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525,
pages 366)
Ojibwa
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1932,
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525,
pages 399)
Okanagan-Colville
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy,
1980,
Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington,
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum,
pages 85)
Papago
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill,
1935,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84,
pages 65)
Papago
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill,
1935,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84,
pages 65)
Papago
Food, Vegetable
detail...
(Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill,
1935,
Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians,
University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84,
pages 14)
Potawatomi
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1933,
Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230,
pages 54)
Potawatomi
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1933,
Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230,
pages 98)
Quileute
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1936,
Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians,
Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70,
pages 69)
Rappahannock
Drug, Blood Medicine
detail...
(Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter,
1942,
Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures,
Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55.,
pages 34)
Rappahannock
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter,
1942,
Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures,
Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55.,
pages 34)
Shinnecock
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey,
1945,
Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians,
Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123,
pages 121)
Ute
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Chamberlin, Ralph V.,
1909,
Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians,
American Anthropologist 11:27-40,
pages 36)