Dandelion is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, but also a magic weapon in the field of dietary therapy, and is one of the most common medicinal and food homologous plants.
The "Diet Recipe for Living with The Breath" describes that it has the effect of clearing the lungs, improving phlegm, dissipating knots and eliminating carbuncles, nourishing cool blood, relieving muscles and teeth, and improving milk and sperm.
Dandelion is different from ordinary gunpowder, its medicinal properties are peaceful, can laxative stomach fire but does not hurt the stomach.
Dandelion, attributed to the liver meridian and stomach meridian, its effect is mainly to clear heat and detoxification, reduce swelling and loosen knots, diuretic and lymphatic effect.
Clinically, it is mainly used in the following aspects:
The first is that it is used for inflammatory infections of the skin, such as some boils and swellings, and some folliculitis, as well as boils and even abscesses, which are commonly used in dandelions.
Second, for some carbuncles, also called abscesses, such as breast abscesses, lung abscesses, intestinal abscesses, also called acute appendicitis, and fistulas, that is, lymphadenitis, commonly used dandelions.
Third, some eye inflammation, such as conjunctivitis, pink eye, etc., dandelions are commonly used.
Fourth, sore throat, such as acute tonsillitis, including purulent tonsillitis and so on.
Fifth, damp and hot jaundice, most mainly seen in acute or chronic jaundice hepatitis, as well as fatty liver and so on.
Sixth, hot and astringent pain, that is, urinary stones, or urinary tract infections caused by painful urination, frequent urination and other symptoms.
Dandelion flat taste sweet and slightly bitter, can clear heat and detoxification, reduce swelling and loosen knots, but also can prevent cancer.
Dandelion whole herb can be used in medicine, dandelion and dandelion root which is good and there is no strict distinction: 1, dandelion leaf anti-inflammatory and detoxification effect is stronger than dandelion root, and rich in vitamin C and iron, but will reduce blood pressure.
2. Dandelion root has a strong effect on the stomach, which can restore the balance of the stomach of patients after severe vomiting, and can increase bile secretion and protect the liver, which can be used for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancer.
Dandelions are not suitable for all people, because very few people will have allergies after drinking dandelions in water.
In addition, dandelions are cold, so people with renal insufficiency, yang deficiency and cold, and weak spleen and stomach should not be consumed.