Baiwei Life: Dandelion Tea (Author: Wang Ether)

The first thing to do after breakfast every day is to grab a small handful of dried dandelions and put them in a teacup, rinse them again with warm boiling water, and then brew them with freshly boiled water, and after two hours, you can slowly sip. The slightly orange clear water quality, slightly sweet and mellow, can be drunk again, one cup a day, never stopped, has been a habit for several years.

The formation of this habit is related to one of my physical examinations, in early 2016, I felt unwell, night sweats in the middle of the night, cold and cold, and was diagnosed with some blood vessels blocked and insufficient blood supply. After a period of treatment, it gradually improved. But I also inadvertently found a small nodule of bilateral thyroid line, which was not easy to diagnose for a while, and suspected something or something, which made me six gods and no masters, upset. Illness is no small matter, especially suspect that this disease can not be underestimated, once prepared to go to Shanghai for examination and treatment, in line with the principle of first close and then choose, introduced by relatives and friends to xuzhou second hospital breast nail department to ask experts to cherish. The expert is very responsible, after some observation, lest I miss it, let me do a detailed investigation the next day. The next morning, the Cai Chao room was crowded with people, the door and treasure department were not open, people were not distinguished between men and women, age and age, queued up, no accommodation. Several of the door nurses were guarded against death, their faces were frosty, and it took several twists and turns to see the experts who were treated yesterday. Experts deserve to be experts, gentle and elegant, rigorous and serious. After taking the film and examining it for a long time, without saying a word, I stood by and held my breath, staring at the expert's expression, time seemed to freeze, and my heart was tormenting every second, waiting for the expert's golden words, as if waiting for the judge's judgment. The expert, who was not too old, finally put down the color film, stood up, let me take a step forward, and caressed my neck shin with his right hand expressionlessly, and sometimes pressed and rubbed it with his m, food, and middle fingers, and finally looked at my face, and then sat back down, looked up and said calmly, "No big problem." My heart, which I mentioned in my throat, finally let go and let out a silent breath. However, he quickly added: "But pay more attention to the diet, do not eat foods containing the codex, such as kelp, seafood, and do not use the salt of the code." As for the treatment problem that I was concerned about, it was also unexpected to me, and he said happily: "No treatment, just pay attention to diet." Relieved, I walked out of the specialist clinic briskly, and also walked out of the evil shadow, and I didn't want to go to Shanghai anymore, and suddenly felt that the air outside was so fresh, how brilliant the sun was in the sky, and my steps were proud and relaxed.

With the progress of imaging medicine, the problem of small thyroid nodules has been artificially magnified, and the phenomenon that was not paid attention to in the past has now become a problem in people's minds, over-diagnosis and over-treatment, and has become a common phenomenon for a while. In fact, from the relevant information, this is a simple problem, and it can even be negligibly included in the scope of non-treatment. It is said that even if it becomes cancerous, it is a lazy cancer, which develops very slowly and does not have the same risk as other cancers. But today, when talking about cancer, it is mentioned on an important agenda. Mortals such as me are naturally not exempt from the world, and treatment and prevention have become the first priority.

After returning home, I first removed the salt and replaced it with ordinary salt. I also heard that there is no shortage of scriptures in our place, but I don't know that the high man said that there is a lack of classics, so the addition of canon salt came into being and became popular, so that the problem of small nodules of the thyroid gland seems to be the time to correct the eyes and ears, and so on. In any case, my diet is not salted, and according to the doctor's advice, it does not need treatment. But we can't sit back and relax, prevention is still indispensable. It is reasonable to say that not eating and adding salt is also a prevention, and someone has proposed a Danfang to me from theory and practice: drink dandelion tea.

Dandelion is a Chinese herbal medicine, its effect is to clear heat and detoxification, reduce swelling and loose joints, diuresis and shower, improve immunity. And the material is easy to obtain, easy to use, has become a highlight of folk treatment and disease prevention, no wonder when I went home the year before, I saw many people digging in the field or ditch next to the forest, it turned out to be digging wild dandelions. I didn't understand it at the time, but I know its importance now. When my nephew Devon's family heard about my symptoms, they immediately suggested drinking dandelion tea, and picked it at home for the first time and sent it over. I heard that there are dandelion tea leaves that are specially produced and processed for sale in Zhan Town, and I bought a box for 20 yuan. There are people in the community where I live who also drink this dandelion tea because of the small nodules in the neck, and we are ready to buy it to drink, but Devon said that the seed value is not as good as the wild, so in the past few years, he has insisted on digging for me and sending it to me.

This tea is simple to make, the fresh dandelions are picked, weeds are removed, and then washed with water several times to remove the mud, and then dried and stored in the sun. Every day when you drink, grab a small handful and put it in the cup, and then wash it with cold boiling water, and you can brew it with boiling water. 1 to 2 cups a day, stick to it, and finally have an effect. I insist on one cup a day, sometimes going out, traveling or whatever, and occasionally intermittently for a day or a few days, but never for a week. Usually drink it as tea, although there is no aroma of black tea, green tea, black tea, but it has a bit of grassy sweet taste, there is no bitter feeling. Undoubtedly this is also a good alternative to tea. Someone asked me what tea you made? I pretended to be mysterious and said: "The best Chinese herbal tea". Sounds full of grades. In fact, where do they know the secret of my cup? I also cast envious eyes.

After drinking for several years, there is no discomfort in the body, the small nodules on the thyroid gland are reviewed, there is no abnormality, the stomach digests well, the sleep is also good, basically there is no cold, and at the same time, I dream more, and I can remember the content of the dream. After waking up from a dream in the past, the things I dreamed of disappeared immediately, and I could not recall anything. Now most of the dreams can be reproduced and remembered, this is a significant change, as to whether it is the effect of dandelion, I don't know, anyway, I wrote it down in the dandelion credit book, because this is a phenomenon that I have after drinking. But some people also say that dandelions are not suitable for drinking more, which seems to make sense, and it should be said that it is a small flaw. No matter how much, or follow my feelings, drink my dandelion tea every day. No, Devon didn't finish drinking the last time, and today at noon he brought a new bag of wild fresh dandelions from home, ready to be dried and dried and stored, which is enough for me to drink for a winter.