# Bioactive Compounds from Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): Advances in Extraction Techniques and Applications **Authors:** Lynn Rhayem, Nadia Boussetta, Mirian T. K. Kubo, Franck Merlier, Eugene Vorobiev, Nikolai Lebovka PMC · DOI: 10.3390/foods15040782 · 2026-02-21 ## TL;DR This review explores how to extract valuable compounds from dandelions for use in food, medicine, and pharmaceuticals. ## Contribution The paper provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in dandelion bioactive compound extraction techniques. ## Key findings - Dandelion contains various bioactive compounds like flavonoids and terpenes. - Both traditional and modern extraction methods are evaluated for their effectiveness. - The review highlights the potential of dandelion extracts in multiple industries. ## Abstract Taraxacum is a genus of flowering plants comprising species commonly known as dandelions. All parts of the dandelion (flowers, stems, roots, and leaves) contain valuable bioactive compounds, including flavonoids, amino, fatty, organic, and phenolic acids, coumarins, lignans, polysaccharides, phytosterols, terpenes, glycoproteins, oligosaccharides, and alkaloids. Dandelion extracts represent a promising feedstock for diverse applications across the food, biomedical, and pharmaceutical industries. The extraction of bioactive compounds from dandelion is essential to access its therapeutic properties, with different techniques used to isolate its various phytochemicals. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the application of various techniques for the extraction of bioactive compounds from dandelion. Both conventional and innovative extraction techniques are discussed, with particular emphasis on their respective advantages and limitations. ## Linked entities - **Chemicals:** fatty acids (PubChem CID 264), coumarins (PubChem CID 54678486), lignans (PubChem CID 443013) - **Species:** Taraxacum officinale (taxon 50225) ## Full-text entities - **Diseases:** breast inflammation (MESH:D061325), sore throat (MESH:D010612), conjunctivitis (MESH:D003231), arthritis (MESH:D001168), cytotoxic (MESH:D064420), osteoporosis (MESH:D010024), snakebites (MESH:D012909), skin infections (MESH:D007239), cardiovascular disorders (MESH:D002318), cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders (MESH:D005767), colitis (MESH:D003092), hepatitis (MESH:D056486), allergic reactions (MESH:D004342), breast cancer (MESH:D001943), lung abscesses (MESH:D008169), bone fractures (MESH:D050723), skin irritation (MESH:D012871), injury to (MESH:D014947), inflammation (MESH:D007249), atopic (MESH:C566404), liver and kidney disorders (MESH:D051437), diabetes (MESH:D003920), cancer (MESH:D009369), diarrhoea (MESH:D003967), respiratory allergies (MESH:D012131), obesity (MESH:D009765), lymphadenitis (MESH:D008199) - **Chemicals:** oligosaccharides (MESH:D009844), 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (MESH:C100434), caffeine (MESH:D002110), carnitine (MESH:D002331), germacranolide (MESH:C432449), 3-o-caffeoylquinic acid (-), ethyl acetate (MESH:C007650), olive oil (MESH:D000069463), pyrogallol (MESH:D011748), 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (MESH:C478100), phenols (MESH:D010636), starch (MESH:D013213), phenylalanine (MESH:D010649), tannins (MESH:D013634), triterpenes (MESH:D014315), tocopherol (MESH:D024505), lutein (MESH:D014975), acetone (MESH:D000096), carbohydrate (MESH:D002241), fatty acids (MESH:D005227), arginine (MESH:D001120), oils (MESH:D009821), lignans (MESH:D017705), amino acids (MESH:D000596), chloroform (MESH:D002725), hexacosanoic acids (MESH:C017364), lipid (MESH:D008055), chicoric acid (MESH:C100435), lactones (MESH:D007783), sucrose (MESH:D013395), sesquiterpenoids (MESH:D012717), Sterols (MESH:D013261), arabinose (MESH:D001089), 4-coumaric acid (MESH:C495469), fructose (MESH:D005632), protocatechuic acid (MESH:C009091), polyphenol (MESH:D059808), beta-amyrin (MESH:C036380), prebiotics (MESH:D056692), CO2 (MESH:D002245), 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (MESH:C473200), steroids (MESH:D013256), chlorogenic acid (MESH:D002726), glucose (MESH:D005947), Mn (MESH:D008345), syringic acid (MESH:C001945), flavonoid (MESH:D005419), stigmasterol (MESH:D013265), inositol (MESH:D007294), threonine (MESH:D013912), sulfuric acid (MESH:C033158), reactive oxygen species (MESH:D017382), saponins (MESH:D012503), Coumarins (MESH:D003374), Pb (MESH:D007854), luteolin (MESH:D047311), myristic acid (MESH:D019814), caffeic acid (MESH:C040048), Cd (MESH:D002104), taraxasterol (MESH:C079988) - **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout, species) [taxon 8022], Staphylococcus aureus (species) [taxon 1280], Hibiscus (rosemallows, genus) [taxon 47605], Oryza sativa (Asian cultivated rice, species) [taxon 4530], Escherichia coli (E. coli, species) [taxon 562], Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast, species) [taxon 4932], Taraxacum officinale (dandelion, species) [taxon 50225], Helianthus annuus (common sunflower, species) [taxon 4232], Taraxacum (genus) [taxon 49743] ## Figures 1 figure with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12939864/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12939864