Fluttering like a feather, easy as a yarn, autumn to fly to the end of the world. Dedicated to the joy of being a medicine for people, he has no intention of spreading his name to all over the world.
This poem comes from the contemporary poet Zuo Heshui's "Sijiake Dandelion", which describes the dandelion that can be seen in the fields all over China, and we all play with it when we were children, dandelion is not only a kind of wild grass, wild vegetables, but also a Chinese herbal medicine with good medicinal effects.
In recent times, the saying that dandelion soaking water can kill cancer cells has been circulated on the Internet, and some netizens have asked: Dandelions kill cancer cells, is the statement that dandelions fight cancer is true? In today's popular science article, let's talk to you about dandelions.
Is it true that dandelions can kill 98% of cancer cells when drunk in water?
Dandelion anti-cancer theory has a long history, as for the dandelion root soaking water, 48 hours after killing 98% of cancer cells, is not empty, but how to correctly and rationally understand, is very important.
In an in vitro drug research experiment from the University of Windsor in Canada, the researchers used an extract of dandelion root with in vitro cultured pancreatic cancer cells for in vitro experiments, and the study found that after 48 hours, 98% of the cancer cells had been killed.
Such a study, if we think about it carefully, we will find that there is a gap of 18,000 miles between such a study and dandelion soaking water can kill cancer cells, and even use it to fight cancer.
First of all, the high concentration of dandelion root extract used in the experiment was used, and this concentration could not be achieved by drinking through dandelion soaking water;
Secondly, this is an in vitro testing process, this process and dandelion extract into the human body after the process has an essential difference, in the process of new drug development, countless drug candidates in vitro drug experiments showed a good role, but when entering clinical trials can not be effective, had to terminate the study.
Therefore, if such a study believes that drinking dandelion soaking water can kill cancer cells, or even cure cancer instead of conventional treatment, it is of course not scientific and rational. Professor Syaeran Pandi, who is in charge of the experiment, also pointed out that the experiment is only based on the results of the cell test, and does not mean that the same effect can be had in the human body.
Exploration of the anti-cancer effect of dandelion
Does dandelion have anti-cancer effects? From the perspective of modern pharmacological research, dandelion is a drug that may have potential anti-cancer effects, and its related mechanisms and studies mainly include:
The polysaccharide component of dandelion extract can inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells and reduce the inflammatory response caused by tumor cells. Related studies have found that dandelion terpenol has a certain inhibitory effect on gastric cancer cells, and some studies have found that dandelion extract also has a certain inhibitory effect on the growth of melanoma.
Interferon γ is an immunomodulatory substance, tumor growth and metastasis require blood vessel supply, studies have found that dandelion extract can inhibit the expression of interferon γ, thereby inhibiting cardiovascular formation, reducing the nutrient supply to tumor cells, thereby slowing down the growth and infiltration of tumor cells.
In addition to the above-mentioned Canadian research, for many years, the study of dandelion extract against cancer cells has been in progress, it should be noted that most of the research on the anti-cancer effect of dandelion, is currently based on dandelion extract anti-cancer cell research, and most of them are still in vitro cell experiments and animal experiments stage, want to really apply to the clinic, I believe there is still a long way to go.
Therefore, for the anti-cancer effect of dandelion, we may wish to use it as an auxiliary drug that can be applied to the symptoms, in the case of physical fitness and indeed availability, you can properly drink some dandelion soaking water to clear heat and anti-inflammatory, but do not use it as an "anti-cancer miracle drug", so as not to delay the treatment it should be.
Medicinal value and precautions of dandelion
Dandelion since ancient times is a traditional chinese herbal medicine for both medicine and food, although the role in anti-cancer is not particularly clear, but in terms of conditioning and improving a variety of disease problems, dandelion is a good medicine.
Dandelion was first published in the Tang Dynasty's "New Cultivation of Materia Medica", and in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, dandelions were included in the vegetable department. Dandelion taste bitter, sweet, cold, return to the liver, stomach meridians, with heat and detoxification, swelling and disintegration, diuretic and drainage effect. In the boils swelling poison, cradle carbuncle (acute mastitis), sore oropharynx, hot and humid jaundice, hot and astringent pain, etc., are all good medicine.
Modern pharmacological research, the active ingredients of dandelion have been extracted and studied, the medicinal ingredients of dandelion mainly include: carotene, polysaccharides, flavonoids, phenolic acids, triterpenes, phytosterols, coumarins and other active ingredients, these active ingredients in antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, detoxification, antioxidant scavenging free radicals and other aspects, have certain pharmacological activity, which mainly include:
Broad-spectrum antibacterial action. Studies have found that dandelions have a certain inhibitory effect on a variety of bacteria and viruses.
Anti-inflammatory effect. Dandelion has a good role in the treatment of chronic gastritis and repair of gastric mucosal damage, and it is also the role of clearing the stomach fire, known as "a taste of dandelion, victory over white tiger soup".
The effect of improving immunity. In vitro drug experiments have shown that dandelions can significantly improve the conversion of peripheral blood lymphocytes.
Clear liver for purpose. As a good antipyretic and detoxifying remedy, dandelion also has a good effect in improving liver inflammation and redness and pain.
In addition, dandelion also has the effect of choleretic, diuretic and improving urinary tract infections. As a dandelion that can be obtained at any time in the field, the cost is low, but combined with the actual situation, in the case of symptomatic application, internal and external application, dandelion for a variety of health problems, have a certain adjustment and improvement effect, as the Qing Dynasty "New Edition of Materia Medica" said: dandelion, the lowest and has great merit, unfortunately the world does not know how to use it.
Dandelion is good, but not everyone can use, as a pure heat detoxification of medicinal materials, the application of dandelion should also be combined with their own physical conditions, symptomatic application, if the dosage is too large, may lead to diarrhea problems, and if it itself belongs to the spleen and stomach deficiency situation, it is not suitable for the use of dandelion.
I hope that today's popular science article can understand the "anti-cancer truth" of dandelion for everyone, as well as the real medicinal effects of dandelion, can provide a little help, everyone has any experience in the application of dandelion, and welcome to leave a message below, we can discuss and learn together.