Dandelion Root Cancer Effects

Dandelion roots and leaves have ingredients that fight cancer.

Dandelion (Taraxacum species) is a wild plant, often considered a weed, with over 2500 species. Flavonoids, phenolic compounds, saponins, sesquiterpenes, and sugars have been detected in the organs of Taraxacum, and for centuries it has been used in traditional medicine for the relief and treatment of various diseases including cancer.

Laboratory animal and cancer cell research shows the active ingredients in dandelion slows cancer cell growth, viability, migration, invasion, and encourages cancer cell death.

Laboratory cancer cell studies and animal research shows dandelion benefits for

• triple negative breast cancer

• melanoma

• cervical cancer

• liver cancer

• lung cancer

• thyroid cancer

• breast cancer

• gastric cancer

• prostate cancer

• colorectal cancer

• pancreatic cancer

• chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)

• leukemia

Medical References Include Qu J, Ke F, Liu Z, et al. Uncovering the mechanisms of dandelion against triple-negative breast cancer using a combined network pharmacology, molecular pharmacology and metabolomics approach. Phytomedicine. 2022 Feb 11;99:153986. Uncovering the mechanisms of dandelion against triple-negative breast cancer using a combined network pharmacology, molecular pharmacology and metabolomics approach - ScienceDirect

Nguyen C, Mehaidli A, Baskaran K, et al. Dandelion Root and Lemongrass Extracts Induce Apoptosis, Enhance Chemotherapeutic Efficacy, and Reduce Tumour Xenograft Growth In Vivo in Prostate Cancer. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Jul 17;2019:2951428. doi: 10.1155/2019/2951428. PMID: 31391857; PMCID: PMC6662490. Dandelion Root and Lemongrass Extracts Induce Apoptosis, Enhance Chemotherapeutic Efficacy, and Reduce Tumour Xenograft Growth In Vivo in Prostate Cancer - PMC (nih.gov)