Dandelion is a perennial herb of Compositae. A flower head with white crown hairs on its seeds, which floats to a new place with the wind after flowering and breeds new life. Dandelion plants contain many healthy nutrients, such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion, choline, organic acids, inulin and so on, which have diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving and cholagogic effects. Dandelion contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, trace elements and vitamins. Rich in nutritional value, it can be eaten raw, fried and made into soup. It is a plant with homology of medicine and food.
Dandelion is also known as cattail, edible dandelion, bedwetting grass and cattail.
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Gong Ying, Fu Gongying (Qianjinfang), Ji (Tang Materia Medica), Dandelion (Qianjinyi), Dandelion (Materia Medica), Herba Violae (Materia Medica), Jinzancao (Materia Medica), Swallowwort (Primitive), Canfei Pendant (Introduction to Materia Medica), Huanggoutou (Textual Research of Materia Medica), Scolopendra, and Eupatorium odoratum (Herbal Convenient)
Flowering period-March to August
Use parts-flowers, leaves, stems, roots
This is a natural dandelion that we dug ourselves under the guidance of Chinese medicine. After selecting, washing with water for 3-4 times, filtering off the water, then fixing in a cast iron pot according to the traditional tea making method, that is, manual frying, and then drying in the sun.
When the water content is less than 20%, make balls by hand and put them in a bamboo basket to continue drying.
At first it was green, and with the gradual reduction of water, the color gradually turned black.
Take dry tea balls and put them in a cool cup and brew with boiling water, the color is as shown in the figure; Take a sip, it tastes sweet.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that drinking dandelion tea for a long time can not only clear away heat and detoxify, but also reduce blood sugar and blood lipid, which has obvious curative effect on treating diabetes and hypertension.
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(1) Edible
Dandelion can be eaten raw, fried, made into soup and mixed with unique flavor. Raw food: fresh and tender stems and leaves of dandelion are washed, dipped in sauce and drained.
, slightly bitter, delicious and refreshing. Cold salad: blanch the cleaned dandelion in boiling water 1 min, drain the water and rinse it with cold water. Use Chili oil, monosodium glutamate, salt, sesame oil, vinegar, garlic paste, etc. , you can also mix them into Loi Siu with different tastes according to your own tastes.
Stuffing: Wash the tender stems and leaves of dandelion, blanch them, knead them slightly, chop them up, add seasoning to make stuffing (or add meat) and wrap them in jiaozi or steamed bread.
Dietotherapy: ① Dandelion porridge: dandelion 30g, japonica rice 100g, cooked into porridge, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, reduce swelling and dissipate stagnation; ② Dandelion Chen Yin Jujube Soup: 50 grams of dandelion, 50 grams of Herba Artemisiae Scopariae, 50 grams of 10 jujube and 50 grams of sugar, which is an excellent adjuvant for treating acute icteric hepatitis; ③ Dandelion and orange stem soup: 60g dandelion, 0/0g platycodon grandiflorum and a little white sugar are decocted into soup, which has certain curative effect on carbuncle; ④ Dandelion corn soup: 60 grams of dandelion and 60 grams of corncob, decocted in concentrated water or used as tea, used to treat hot showers and short urine.
(2) medical use
Introduction to pharmaceutical application:
Dandelion, also known as bed-wetting grass, has a very good diuretic effect. Rich in vitamins A and C and minerals, it can improve indigestion and constipation. In addition, the leaves have the blood purification function of improving eczema, relieving dermatitis and joint discomfort, while the roots have the anti-inflammatory function, which can treat gallstones and rheumatism. However, it is best not to use it without the guidance of a professional doctor. It can be said that it is very useful to boil flowers into medicinal juice to remove spots.
Dandelion is a perennial herb of Compositae. This is a plant that can be used as medicine and food. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and dispersing stagnation, and promoting lactation, which is very effective in treating mastitis. Whether decoction is taken orally or mashed externally, it is effective. In addition, dandelion also has diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving, cholagogic and other effects, and is widely used in clinic. There is a saying in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Dandelion tender seedlings are edible, and eating them raw is particularly good for treating infectious diseases." Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica, Tang Materia Medica, Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine and other medical monographs of past dynasties all gave high praise. Dandelion is rich in nutritional value, including protein, fat, carbohydrates, trace elements and vitamins.
medicinal material
Shrinking and curling block, cylindrical root, mostly curved, 3 ~ 7 cm long, brown, hairy root cap, broken leaves, whole leaves oblanceolate, dark gray green or greenish brown, shallow concave or feathery concave at the edge, peduncle at the base, obvious main veins on the lower surface, 65,438+0 to several scape, terminal flower head, yellow-brown or yellow.
Medicinal parts: dry whole grass.
Sex and taste function: sweet, slightly bitter, cold. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and resolving hard mass.
Indications: upper respiratory tract infection, conjunctivitis, mumps, swelling and pain of mammary abscess, gastritis, dysentery, hepatitis, cholecystitis, acute appendicitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, carbuncle, pharyngitis, acute mastitis, lymphadenitis and furuncle.
Application reference
1. Mumps and mastitis: fresh dandelion is mashed and applied to the affected area.
2. Chronic osteitis: dandelion 15g, fermented wine 1 tablespoon, taken after mixed meals.
3. Furuncle: 30 grams of dandelion, 30 grams of wild chrysanthemum, 30 grams of honeysuckle and 30 grams of viola yedoensis, decocted in water.
4. Clearing heat and detoxifying dandelion:
Dandelion is a commonly used Chinese medicine, and its medicinal value has long been included in various medical books. It is a kind of herbal medicine, which contains dandelion sterol, dandelion, dandelion bitter, caffeic acid, choline, inulin and other ingredients. Flat in nature, sweet and bitter in taste. It can clear away heat and toxic materials, reduce swelling and dissipate stagnation. It has remarkable galactagogue effect and is very effective in treating mastitis. Whether decoction is taken orally or mashed externally, it is effective. In addition, dandelion also has diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving, cholagogic, digestion-promoting, appetite-stimulating, gastric and duodenal ulcer treatment, and cancer prevention, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and various swollen cancers.
1. Cold: dandelion; 30g, Radix Saposhnikoviae10g, Herba Schizonepetae10g, Folium Isatidis15g, decocted in water.
2. Various inflammations: 60g of Bo Gongying and 30g of Flos Lonicerae are decocted in water to get juice, and boiled porridge with japonica rice100g is added twice a day for 3-5 days.
3. Chronic gastritis: 30 grams of dandelion, pork tripe 1, washed and stewed with water, and eaten twice.
4. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: dandelion, Sanguisorba, etc. , dry.
5. Hepatitis jaundice: 50 grams of dandelion, 50 grams of wormwood, 50 grams of sugar, jujube 10, * * * porridge 1-2 eclipse.
6. Lung abscess: dandelion 60g, platycodon grandiflorum10g, houttuynia cordata 20g, appropriate amount of sugar, decocted in water.
7. Hemorrhage from hemorrhoids: dandelion 30g, Sanguisorba 30g, baked and ground into powder, and ginger and jujube soup, 6g each time.
8. Bronchitis: 60 grams of dried dandelion and 40 grams of houttuynia cordata, baked and ground into fine powder, and taken with honey water, 3 times a day, 6 grams each time.
9. Constipation: 60 grams of fresh dandelion, decocted in water for 50- 100 ml, with appropriate amount of sugar or honey, take 1 dose every day for 3-5 days.
10. astringent urine: dandelion 60g, corn stigma 60g, decocted in water, and mixed with white sugar.
1 1. Acute mastitis: Take 60 grams of fresh dandelion, decoct it in water, every morning and evening 1 time, mash 30 grams of dandelion and 30 grams of honeysuckle vine and apply it to the affected area, decoct it in water with appropriate amount of yellow wine, and decoct it in thick juice, 1 dose, twice a day.
12. trauma: appropriate amount of fresh dandelion, washed and mashed, and applied to the affected area.
13. Eye swelling: fresh dandelion 60- 120g, decocted in water.
14. Oil-painted dermatitis: dandelion 30g, purslane 30g, decocted in water to get juice, and cold-compressed the affected area.
15. Mumps: dandelion 30-60g, decocted in water, mashed and externally applied.
Dandelion is not only medicinal, but also a good wild vegetable in early spring. There are many ways to eat. Leaves can be eaten raw, pickled or blanched, and mixed with cold. They can also be sliced, cooked with rice or fried. They can also be made into decaffeinated coffee Its flowers can be brewed into dandelion wine. Japan has begun to use dandelion extract to make a series of healthy foods such as candy, drinks and cakes.