For a long time I have known of the beneficial effects of dandelion on maintaining a healthy liver, allieviating liver spots, as well as ensuring it's performing at its optomine health and purifying the blood, etc. However, I was thumbing through an old copy of the "Reader's Digest Family Guide to Natural Medicine" (our Library was having a book sale this week) which has led me, more and more, to accept the earlier belief in Herbal Medicine of the Doctrine of Signatures. Two other infamous herbs that are potent in healing the liver is tumeric and goldenseal--both of which are well known for deep yellow dye. I distinctly remember, when I was little, a juvenile game that we would play with each other entailed asking someone if they liked butter, and then affirming that fact my smearing their arm with a stain from yellow dandelion blossoms. Indeed, anyone aware of disorders in the liver will note that such a sign is usually predicated by a jaundiced, or yellow, complexion. Heck, even a Hawthorne Berry Tintcure yields a red hue, which is interesting when one takes into accounts the health benefits rendered to the cardiovascular system by this symple tonic. Here is another fascinating article on using herbs to maintain liver health: findarticles.com/p/article..._18523882/