Identification & Quality Standard
Herba Taraxaci
Botanical Origin
The dried whole herb of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz.(Asteraceae)
Production Regions
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Shaanxi, Hebei and northeastern areas.
Quality Requirements
Superior medicinal material is grayish-green, without foreign matter, and dry.
Macroscopic Features
Wrinkled lumps, root is cylindrical, often curled, 3~7cm long, brown, root head has hairs, leaves are broken, intact leaf is inverse lanceolate, dark grayish-green or greenish-brown, edge is shallow cracked or with pinnate incision, base is downy and stem-like, lower surface has obvious main veins, one or more scales, flower head grows from the apex, yellowish-brown or pale yellowish-white, sometimes with numerous obvious long elliptical achenes with white hairs. faint odor, slightly bitter taste.
