TABLE 1.

Important constituents reported in Dandelion extracts.

Constituent	Taraxacum officinale	Taraxacum mongolicum
Flavonoids
Apigenin	+	+
Hesperidin	+	+
Isoetin	+	+
Luteolin	+	+
Quercetin	+	+
Phenolic acid derivatives
Caffeic	+	+
Caffeoylquininic	+	+
Chlorogenic	+	+
Ferulic	+	+
Gallic	+	+
Coumarins
Coumestrol
Scopoletin	+	−
Heptaerythrolactone	+	+
Umbelliferolactone	+	−
Sesquiterpene lactones	+	+
Taraxacin		+
Sterols
Lupeol	+	−
Sitosterol	+	−
Taraxasterol	+	−

Note: (+) detected, (-) not detected.