Dandelion, alias "Huang Hua Di Ding", "Po Po Ding" and "Hua Hua Lang". It is the whole grass with roots of Taraxacum mongolicum in Compositae. Rooting before or just after flowering in spring and summer. Remove the soil and dry it. It grows on hillside grasslands, roadsides, riverbanks and fields. It is distributed in most parts of the country.

Prescription name: dandelion, Taraxacum chinense, fresh Taraxacum chinense and Herba Violae.

Dandelion is a kind of plant that is very beneficial to the body, because the plant body of dandelion contains many very good nutrients such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion, choline, organic acids, inulin and so on.

Processing, removing impurities, cleaning soil, cutting into sections and drying in the sun.

Bitter, sweet and cold in nature.

Meridian entering the liver and stomach meridians

efficacy

Clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving swelling and resolving hard mass, and promoting diuresis to treat stranguria, and can be used for treating furuncle, swollen poison, breast carbuncle, carbuncle, conjunctival congestion, sore throat, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, damp-heat jaundice, and heat stranguria. Dandelion also has the function of clearing liver-fire and improving eyesight, and can be used to treat redness, swelling and pain of eyes caused by hyperactivity of liver fire.

function

1, heat-clearing and detoxicating: dandelion is suitable for all kinds of heat-toxic diseases, among which the effect of clearing liver heat is very good, and it has obvious curative effect on treating severe redness, swelling and pain caused by liver heat, as well as diseases caused by various wound infections or suppurations.

2, cholagogic and liver protection: dandelion contains a variety of chemical components with health care functions, such as plant bioactive components dandelion sterol and dandelion bitter, which has a certain protective effect on the liver and gallbladder.

3, detoxification and anti-oxidation: dandelion is also a diuretic, which helps the kidneys to remove waste, prevent the absorption of excessive salt, and help the body discharge excessive water to reduce edema.

4. Lowering blood sugar and lipid: Dandelion polysaccharide can reduce hyperglycemia activity by inducing oxidation reaction, thus lowering blood sugar. It is also very effective for diabetic patients to eat dandelion to nourish their liver.

5, clearing the liver and purging fire: If bitter taste and bad breath are accompanied by temper tantrums, insomnia, dreaminess, redness and dry eyes, then it should be considered that it is caused by liver fire, and dandelion can be taken to clear the liver and purge fire.

6, beauty beauty: Dandelion leaves contain a lot of protein, fat boat, trace elements, carbohydrates and vitamins, etc. The leaves also contain ingredients to improve eczema and relieve dermatitis, and the flowers also have the effect of removing freckles.

7, dampness and acne: Dandelion can purge fire and dehumidification, improve nausea caused by damp heat, yellow tongue coating and other problems, and also have a good effect on acne caused by damp heat.

8. Clearing away heat and promoting diuresis: Taraxacum mongolicum is known as "bed-wetting grass", which has a good diuretic effect. In addition, it has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, and has a certain inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus hemolyticus, Candida albicans and Escherichia coli, and can improve diseases such as urethritis, cystitis and pelvic inflammatory disease.

9. Eliminating carbuncle and dissipating stagnation: At the beginning of mastitis, it is red, swollen and hard, burning and painful. Dandelion water has a good effect on treating mastitis. If postpartum milk accumulation hurts, fresh dandelion can be used for external application to reduce swelling and promote lactation. Dandelion decoction can promote lactation.

compatibility of medicines

1, Taraxacum mongolicum combined with Prunellae Spica, is used to treat redness, swelling and pain in the eyes and sore throat due to excess fire in liver meridian and heat toxin.

2, dandelion with plantain, suitable for the treatment of damp-heat jaundice, heat stranguria and pain.

3. Combined with Houttuynia cordata, Rhizoma Phragmitis and Semen Benincasae, it can be used for lung abscess, cough, expectoration and chest pain.

4. It is combined with Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Cortex Moutan, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, etc. for the syndrome of intestinal abscess with excessive heat and toxin.

5. It can be used together with Radix Isatidis and Radix Scrophulariae to treat sore throat.

6. Compatible with Herba Artemisiae Scopariae to treat damp-heat jaundice.

7, compatibility with Lysimachia christinae, Rhizoma Imperatae, etc., to treat dripping urine and astringent pain.

8, dandelion with chrysanthemum, gentian, scutellaria, etc., to treat redness and swelling.

Efficacy of dandelion soaked in water;

1, the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, can be used for heat toxin syndrome, especially for clearing liver heat, treating liver heat, red eyes, swelling and pain, sores on the mouth and tongue, various infections, such as upper respiratory tract infection, lung infection, and purulent diseases, such as skin infection and suppuration.

2, clearing away heat and resolving hard mass, preventing the occurrence of nodules. Dandelion has a swelling and resolving hard mass effect on all furuncles, swollen poison, scrofula, phlegm nuclei, etc., especially for breast nodules and breast hyperplasia.

3, the role of clearing heat and diuresis, can be used for inflammation of the urinary system, frequent urination, urgency and endless urination in prostatitis, you can use dandelion to soak in water for diuresis.

4, dandelion can also clear the liver and gallbladder, detoxification and jaundice, and has good antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects on various hepatitis, cholecystitis and pancreatitis.

taboo

It is contraindicated for those with yang deficiency, external cold and spleen and stomach weakness.