Dandelion is often regarded as one of the "eight great kings" in traditional Chinese medicine with the function of clearing heat and removing toxins and resisting infections, and its edible value, medicinal value and nutritional value have been highly evaluated and affirmed in the Compendium of Materia Medica, Dictionary of the Sea and successive medical dictionaries.
Dandelion has a very important medicinal value, with heat detoxification, anti-inflammatory, stomachic, diuretic, knot function, can be treated women's breast pain and edema, pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis and other heat and toxicity of the symptoms. It is also effective in treating colds, gonorrhea, jaundice and skin diseases caused by liver dysfunction. Its decoction has strong bactericidal effect on Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococcus.
Therefore, dandelion is often praised by the traditional Chinese medicine community as having a heat-clearing and detoxifying, anti-infective effect ?" One of the "eight great kings", to a certain extent, can replace antibacterial agents, broad-spectrum antimicrobial effect. And dandelion is also a natural diuretic and digestive aid.
Dandelion food value:
Dandelion's food value, medical value, nutritional value in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Dictionary" and successive generations of medical dictionary have given a very high evaluation and affirmation. Dandelion contains dandelion alcohol, choline, organic acids, inulin, glucose, Vc, Vd, carotene and other nutrients, as well as rich in trace elements, the most important of which contains a large amount of iron, Ca and other minerals needed by the human body.