Taraxacum

tar-aks′a-kum, n. the root of the dandelion, a tonic laxative in diseases of the liver.— n. Tarax′acine , a crystallisable substance extracted from the foregoing. [A botanical Latin word, coined from Gr. taraxis , trouble— tara ein , to trouble. Davic refers to Ar. taras-acon , a kind of succory, Latinised in Avicenna as taraxacon .] IMG:c374_rs_1908_Tarboosh.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:Chambers_1908_Tarboosh.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail_unscaled