Dandelion

(Taraxacum mongoli-cum) is also known as "yellow flower ground bark". Asteraceae. Perennial herb, the whole plant contains white latex. Roots vertical. Leaves are rosette-shaped, spatulate or narrowly obovate, with edges pinnately lobed or toothed. Flower stems are drawn in late winter and early spring, with head-like inflorescences at the top and yellow tongue-shaped flowers. When ripe, the fruit looks like a white pom-pom, and the hairy fruit can fly away in the wind. Distributed in East my country, North China, Northeast China and other places; also produced in North Korea and the Soviet Union. A common wild plant. In traditional Chinese medicine, the whole plant is used as medicine. It is cold in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is mainly used to treat breast cancer, swelling and pain, and boils. It is currently used to treat pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, etc. The young plants can be used as pig feed.

Also known as Huanghuadiding, with red sticky pulp

Morphological characteristics: Perennial herb with latex, the whole plant is covered with white soft hairs. The roots are deep and long, cylindrical, with a yellow-brown surface. The leaves are basal, oblong-lanceolate, 5-15cm long and 2-3.5cm wide. The inflorescence head is single, terminal, and the involucre is bell-shaped; the involucre is multi-layered; the flowers are all tongue-shaped, bisexual, and the corolla is yellow; the stamens are 5, and the anthers are connate; the ovary is inferior, the style is slender, and the stigma is split into strips. shape. Achenes are 4-5mn long. There are longitudinal ribs and many spiny protrusions, with a long beak at the top; the crest is white. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from June to July.

Habitat and distribution: Grows on roadsides, ditches, beside houses and in fields and grasslands. They are distributed throughout the county, mostly in Daizhong, Daixi, Xiushan and Guihua.

Medicinal parts: dried whole plant.

Nature, flavor and function: sweet, slightly bitter, cold. Clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and resolve stagnation.

Indications: Upper respiratory tract infection, conjunctivitis, mumps, mastitis, gastritis, dysentery, hepatitis, cholecystitis, acute appendicitis, and urinary tract infection. Pelvic inflammatory disease, carbuncle and furuncle.

Application reference 1. Mumps, mastitis: mash fresh dandelion and apply to the affected area. 2. Chronic osteitis: 15 grams of dandelion, 1 spoon of fermented rice, boiled in water and mixed before taking. 3. Carbuncle and boil: 30 grams each of dandelion, wild chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and groundweed, decoct in water and take.

Dandelion: It has vibrant yellow flowers. Its flower language is "cheerful" and its attribute is wind.

Purple dandelion: A lavender dandelion. Its flower language is "legendary purple" and its attributes are dark.

Flying Arrow Dandelion: The dandelion named after Flying Arrow, its flower language means ‘aiming at the marble’, and its attribute is wind.