The liver is the chemical plant of the human body and has important functions of secreting bile, participating in metabolism, detoxification, and defense. There are many habits in life that will affect the health of the liver. When the liver is damaged, there are no particularly obvious symptoms and it is often ignored. There is a plant called "liver-protecting grass", and this plant is dandelion.

Why is dandelion said to be a liver-protecting herb?

Dandelion is very common in life and is a very inconspicuous plant. Many people don’t know that dandelion has many effects and is good for human health. It can clear away heat and detoxify, and also has the effect of reducing liver fire. Dandelion is a treasure all over the body, especially the root, which has the highest medicinal value and has a very good anti-inflammatory effect. Patients with hepatitis can use dandelion and boil water with it to drink.

What other ways to maintain your liver in life?

1. Adhere to a low-fat diet

If you consume too much high-fat food, it will not only make people gain weight, but also allow fat to accumulate in the liver, affecting liver function. Suffering from fatty liver disease. If you want to make your liver healthier, you must adhere to a low-fat diet, control the amount of food oil, don't eat too much fat, stay away from fried foods, and stay away from snacks such as butter, pastries, and instant noodles.

2. Quit drinking

Alcohol is very harmful to the liver. Long-term excessive drinking will make people more likely to suffer from fatty liver, alcoholic liver, cirrhosis, etc. Liver disease. Don't believe in drinking for pleasure. Even a small amount of drinking every day can be harmful to the liver.

3. Improve bad emotions

Bad emotions will affect the health of the liver, cause liver qi to stagnate, and make people's liver fire particularly strong. You must learn to control your emotions, pay attention to self-cultivation in daily life, learn more philosophies about how to deal with people, learn how to deal with things, use reason to solve problems, and don't be too emotional.

In addition, you can also drink a tea that can protect the liver and reduce liver fire. There are 6 kinds of raw materials in this tea, namely cassia seeds, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, burdock root, wolfberry and sweet-scented osmanthus. Cassia seeds can clear the liver and improve eyesight, honeysuckle can dispel wind-heat, clear away heat and detoxify, and chrysanthemum can also clear the liver and improve eyesight. These are all good ingredients for protecting the liver. Boil these ingredients into tea and drink two cups a day, which can reduce liver fire and make the liver healthier.