Dandelion is not poisonous. It is a plant that is used both as medicine and food. It can be eaten raw, fried, made into soup, etc., but it is not suitable to be eaten in large quantities. Dandelion has laxative, diuretic, choleretic, and anti-jaundice effects. The so-called "dandelion poisoning" refers to abdominal pain, diarrhea and other phenomena caused by taking dandelion at will.

Because dandelion is cool in nature, it should not be taken by those with yang deficiency, external cold, and weak spleen and stomach. In addition, it should not be taken in large amounts as it can easily cause diarrhea.

Precautions for using dandelion

1. Dandelion is not used to treat the correct syndrome

The main reason is that dandelion is abused to treat various infections without distinguishing between cold and heat. Generally speaking, most infections have heat syndrome, but a few infections have yin-cold syndrome. The patients are weak, often have a long course of illness, and have no signs of heat. At this time, it is not appropriate to use dandelions.

2. Dandelion allergic reaction

Some people may experience allergic reactions such as general itching and urticaria after taking dandelion decoction and dandelion wine infusion.

Since dandelion is a wild vegetable, when we pick it, we must carefully select its growing environment to avoid toxic pollution such as pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, and waste water discharge to ensure the health of the plant. Safe to eat.