Uses: itchy skin, detoxification and soothing mood.
Ingredients: 2g burdock, 2g dandelion root, 350ml hot water.
Refer to the decoction method, an aromatic herb. Turn off the fire after the water boils, and turn off the fire after reducing it by one third. In the American film series Sherlock Holmes and Watson, played by Liu Yuling, Watson prepared a cup of sleepy time tea for Holmes after solving the serial kidnapping and murder of children. It is said in the play that Holmes, who has not slept for several days, can detoxify and purify his body, relieve ADHD and sleep peacefully. In fact, she gave Holmes dandelion burdock tea, which is the latest detoxification and purification herb in the West.
Some people are prone to lumps or blisters after being bitten by mosquitoes. A large amount of burdock dandelion root tea can help relieve itching, because both are roots, so it is better to use decoction.
Fortunately, there are high-quality burdock in Taiwan Province Province, and it is a common ingredient. Once I mailed the burdock from Taiwan Province Province to my friend who worked as a perfumer in the United States. She asked me, "Has the burdock from Taiwan Province Province been cooked with honey? It can be seen that the quality of burdock in Taiwan Province Province is good. Burdock has a good effect on eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis. At the same time, it can eliminate excessive uric acid and prevent uric acid from depositing on joints. It is helpful for arthritis, gout and prostatic hypertrophy. Burdock contains dietary fiber and inulin, which is beneficial to gastrointestinal digestion and constipation. Fresh burdock leaves can also be made into lettuce salad.
Dandelion roots taste better than leaves, leaves are bitter (bitterness represents the function of liver detoxification and liver benefit in western materia medica), and roots are a little sweet. The ratio of burdock root to dandelion root is 1: 1 to make fried tea. The west believes that burdock can detoxify, but long-term single use will excrete toxins from the skin, but it is easy to grow ulcers, so it is often used with dandelion roots to excrete toxins through urine.
Dandelion is one of my favorite plants, although it is a difficult weed in the eyes of gardening experts. They grow taller in the spring breeze, and a seed will grow well without care. In the United States, there is a commercial advertisement for herbicides, in which the protagonist wears dandelion seed spikes on his head and another person sprays the latest herbicide on fake dandelions. When I was living in the United States, the Indian girl next door told me that dandelion is a wishing flower, and several students from the crow club in her daughter's class like to squat on the ground and blow dandelion flowers, sow seeds and make hopes. Weeds also have a romantic side.