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Herb encyclopedia

Taraxacum officinalis i– Dandelion, common dandelion Asteraceae, formerly Compositae – Aster family, formerly composite The raw material is the dandelion root – Taraxaci radix, the dandelion root and herb – Taraxaci radix cum herba and the dandelion leaf – Taraxaci folium. The root is harvested in the late autumn, cleaned and dried in natural conditions (shaded and ventilated) or in drying rooms in max. 30° C. The leaves and the root and herb are harvested before blooming, cleaned and dried whole or cut in the same conditions.

Tilia – Linden Tiliaceae family The raw material is the inflorescence of two species. The blooming flower heads are harvested together with bracts at the end of June (Tilia platyphyllos) or in July (Tilia cordata), when the weather is dry. It is to be dried in natural conditions (shaded and ventilated) or in drying rooms in max. 35° C.

Betula pendula (Betula verrucosa) – Silver birch, warty birch Betulaceae – Birch family The raw material used in medicine is sourced from two species: the silver birch Betula verrucosa and the downy birch Betula pubescens. The pharmaceutical raw material is the leaf (Betulae folium) of both species, harvested by hand in the summer from their natural habitats, dried quickly in the open air in the shade.

Cichorium intybus – Cykoria podróżnik Asteraceae, formerly Compositae – Astrowate, dawniej Złożone Surowiec stanowi korzeń cykorii podróżnika – Cichorii radix, zebrany we wrześniu i wysuszony w suszarniach ogrzewanych, oraz ziele cykorii – Cichorii herba, zebrane w VIII i wysuszone w warunkach naturalnych (w cieniu i w przewiewie).

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