Taraxacum

{tar-aks’ ’-ak-um). Dandelion, the T. of ficin ale (T. dens-leon is), a plant of the order Compos i tae. Its root (T., U. S. P., Taraxaci radix, B. P.) contains two crystalline principles, taraxacin and taraxacerin, and is used in chronic congestion of the liver and spleen. Preparations and doses: Decoctum taraxaci (B. P.), f^ ij (64.0); Extractum taraxaci (U. S. P., B. P.), gr. x (0.65); Extractum taraxaci fluidum (U.(S. P.), f£j 16.0). (4.0); Succus taraxaci (B. P.), f 5 ij— iv (8.0- Tardieu’s Spots. Ecchymotic spots found beneath the pleura and the pericardium after death from strangling. They have also been observed in death from asphyxia due to other causes. 617