Dandelion Root

[Paregoric Kid]

does anyone have any info or experience with dandelion root. it contains taraxacoside, a type of acylated gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) glycoside.

[trainwrecker]

I had friends that drank it every morning as a coffee substitute. In my eyes however, it was no substitute.

[Paregoric Kid]

yeah I've heard of it being used as a coffee substitute. does anyone have any info on how to extract taraxacoside?

[30_Units]

No, but I just wanted to say, I heart your threads-I always learn something valuable that Miiiight just save my ass next time I'm needing a fix in the wilderness.

[bodytec]

dandelion root is used as a thermogenic in products formulated for fat loss.it will raise internal body temp and really get you sweating.not sure if this has anything to do with the taraxacoside.
it is in Muscletech's Thermo-shred,which is a fat burner,contest-prep product,among others of the like.

[Gimpy]

No personal experience other than coffee substitute and dandelion wine. Neither were worth bothering.

As for extracting, I'd grind, soak in several times it's volume of alcohol for several hours to a day, decant, and filter. That should get you a crude extract.

Here's a journal ref for more info....

Rauwald, H. W. and J. T. Huang. Taraxacoside, a type of acylated gamma-butyrolactone glycoside from Taraxacum officinale. Phytochemistry 24(7): 1557-1560.

If you are doing it for the GBL, there are easier sources.

[Deadfiend]

My friends dad use to make dandelion wine, I just it really fucked you up all to hell, they were kind of back woods foke that knew a lot about a lot of shit if you know what I mean, like moonshine and shit, but I myself never tried it...

[Papa Verine]

My friends dad use to make dandelion wine, I just it really fucked you up all to hell, they were kind of back woods foke that knew a lot about a lot of shit if you know what I mean, like moonshine and shit, but I myself never tried it...

Plain ole grape wine fucks me up all to Hell too man. Don't underestimate the power of ethanol to do that to a man. Save the world... I don't think so... Fuck somebody all to hell... absolutely.

[Paregoric Kid]

wine and other alcohol made from red or white grapes contain small amounts of GHB and GBL. might be cool to try and make a dandelion/grape wine. do they use the flowers, root, or whole plant to make the wine?
can anyone find the full text of this paper: Taraxacoside, a type of acylated gamma-butyrolactone glycoside from Taraxacum officinale.

[Gimpy]

I guess the idea is to just use the petals from the flower, no green parts, but I think alot of people get impatient or lazy and just use the whole flower top. I haven't made dandelion wine yet and probably never will. The stuff I had was given to me by someone else and tasted unsurprisingly like rotting lawn clippings. I HAVE made many batches of grape wine, some meads, and a surprisingly interesting grapefruit wine.

Here is a recipe from a well known wine making site. I haven't tried this.
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/dandelio.asp

Here is a link to a wine making message board. Their search turns up pages worth.
http://winepress.us/forums/index.php

Dandelion wine specific yeast discussion.
http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=5019&hl=dandelion

...and here is the link for the gamma-butyrolactone glycoside purification.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81065-1