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DANDELION TEA

Important notes (mandatory information)

Dandelion herbal tea. Areas of application: for disorders of the bile flow with digestive problems such as flatulence and a feeling of fullness as well as loss of appetite

For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist.


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Dandelion herbal tea for oral administration after preparation of a tea infusion, digestive aid
Active ingredient: dandelion herb with root

Read the entire package leaflet carefully because it contains important information for you. This medicine is available without a prescription. However, in order to achieve the best possible treatment result, this medicine must be used as directed.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If you notice any side effects, contact your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.
• If your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 7 days, you must see a doctor in any case.

This package leaflet contains

1. WHAT IS THIS MEDICINE AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE?
3. HOW TO USE THIS MEDICINE?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. HOW TO STORE THIS MEDICINE?
6. FURTHER INFORMATION

1. WHAT IS THIS MEDICINE AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Dandelion is a herbal medicine for digestive problems. This herbal tea is used for disorders of the bile flow with digestive problems such as flatulence and a feeling of fullness as well as loss of appetite. Note: If symptoms persist for more than a week or recur periodically, a doctor should be consulted.

2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE USING THIS MEDICINE?

This medicine must not be used:

• if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to dandelion,
• in case of obstruction of the bile ducts,
• intestinal obstruction and
• gallbladder inflammation.

Use only after consulting a doctor in case of gallstone disease.

Special care must be taken when using this medicine if the symptoms described in section 1 worsen. In this case, consult your doctor or pharmacist. Tea infusions should always be prepared with boiling water. Preparing tea with warm water is not sufficient.

Children

There is no evidence of risks from the widespread use of dandelion as a medicine or in food. However, there are no adequate studies on the use of dandelion in children under 12 years of age. Drinking tea infusions made from dandelion is therefore not recommended for this group of people.

When using this medicine with other medicines

Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even if they are non-prescription medicines. No interactions are known.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

There is no evidence of risks from the widespread use of dandelion as a medicine or in food. However, there are no adequate studies on the use of dandelion during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Drinking tea infusions made from dandelion is therefore not recommended for this group of people. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using any medicine.

Driving and using machines

There is no experience with regard to impairment of driving ability and the ability to operate machines.

3. HOW TO USE THIS MEDICINE?

Always take Dandelion exactly as described in this package leaflet. Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Dosage and type of application

Unless otherwise prescribed, half a cup of the tea infusion prepared as follows is drunk 2 to 3 times a day to stimulate appetite half an hour before meals, otherwise after meals: 1 tablespoon (approx. 2.5 g) of dandelion is poured over with boiling water (approx. 150 ml) and after about 10 to 15 minutes passed through a tea strainer.

Duration of use

If symptoms persist for more than 1 week or recur periodically, a doctor should be consulted.

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Dandelion is too strong or too weak.

If you have used more of the medicine than you should

If symptoms occur due to the higher dose, please notify your doctor. He or she can decide on any necessary measures. The side effects listed under side effects may occur more frequently.

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

Like all medicines, Dandelion can have side effects, although not everybody gets them.

The following frequency information is used to assess side effects:
Very common:	more than 1 in 10 treated persons
Common:	1 to 10 in 100 treated persons
Uncommon:	1 to 10 in 1,000 treated persons
Rare:	1 to 10 in 10,000 treated persons
Very rare:	less than 1 in 10,000 treated persons
Not known:	frequency cannot be estimated from the available data.

Possible side effects

As with all bitter substances, symptoms can occur due to excessive acidity of the gastric juice. In rare cases, itching and skin redness may occur in case of hypersensitivity to dandelion.

Special notes

If these side effects occur, the medicine should no longer be used.

Reporting side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Department of Pharmacovigilance, Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, D-53175 Bonn, website: www.bfarm.de. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information about the safety of this medicine.

5. HOW TO STORE THIS MEDICINE?

General notes

Keep medicines out of the reach of children. Do not use the medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after "Use by". The expiry date refers to the last day of the month.

Storage conditions

Store in the original package and protect from light and moisture. Do not store above 25°C.

6. FURTHER INFORMATION

What this medicine contains

100 g herbal tea contains the active ingredient: 100 g dandelion herb with root. No other ingredients are included.

What the medicine looks like and contents of the pack

Dandelion is available in the following pack sizes:

• 140 g herbal tea in a cardboard box
• 50 g herbal tea of 2.5 g each (20 tea bags).

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur/manufacturer

Bombastus-Werke AG
Wilsdruffer Straße 170
01705 Freital
Germany
Phone: +49 351 65803-0
Fax: +49 351 65803-99
E-mail: info@bombastus-werke.de

This package leaflet was last revised in February 2019.

Source: Information from the package leaflet
Status: 11/2021
Areas of application: for disorders of the bile flow with digestive problems such as flatulence and a feeling of fullness as well as loss of appetite