The nutritional value of sonchus oleraceus is relatively high, which contains mineral elements such as protein, sugar, dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, iron and manganese, as well as vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, carotene and nicotinic acid. In addition, it also contains chemicals such as choline, tartaric acid, and picrin.

Bitter vegetables can clear away heat, cool blood and detoxify. It has certain curative effect on acute icteric infectious hepatitis, acute bacillary dysentery, chronic bronchitis, stomatitis, cholecystitis and acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. When applied externally, it can also treat knife wounds, burns, bee bites, snakes and scorpions, sores, swelling and pain.

In addition, sonchus oleraceus also has extremely high medicinal value, as follows:

1, often combined with Sargentodoxa, Coicis Semen, Peach Kernel, Cortex Moutan, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, etc. in clinic to treat intestinal carbuncle (acute appendicitis); It is compatible with Houttuynia cordata, Platycodon grandiflorum, Coicis Semen, Semen Benincasae, Rhizoma Phragmitis, etc. for treating lung abscess.

2. It is combined with Flos Lonicerae and Fructus Forsythiae to treat sores, carbuncle and swelling, and at the same time, it is mashed with fresh herbs for external application.

3, with safflower, hawthorn and other drugs, treat postpartum blood stasis, abdominal tingling and other symptoms.

4. It is combined with Houttuynia cordata, Platycodon grandiflorum, Coix Seed, Winter Melon Seed and Reed Root to treat lung abscess;

5, with dandelion, honeysuckle, used to treat acute conjunctivitis, conjunctival congestion and swelling; Combined with Herba Artemisiae Scopariae and Fructus Gardeniae to treat acute icteric hepatitis.