Can dandelion and wormwood be drunk together?

Mugwort has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness and unblocking meridians. Dandelion also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. These two can be made into tea together. Both are suitable for people with heat in their bodies, especially dandelion. However, if you have cold pain in the joints or other places, it is best not to take dandelion as it will have an impact on your body. So what other effects do mugwort, plantain and dandelion have? Can all three be taken together? This article will answer your questions and resolve your doubts.

Mugwort is warm in nature, plantain is cold in nature, and dandelion is neutral in nature. When the three are used together, mugwort can neutralize the cold nature of plantain, and there is no medicinal effect conflict, so they can be used together.

Mugwort has the effects of warming the meridians, removing dampness, dispelling cold, stopping bleeding, anti-inflammatory, relieving asthma, relieving cough, stabilizing pregnancy and anti-allergic.

Plantain has the effects of drying and promoting cold, drying dampness and stopping diarrhea, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and stopping leukorrhea, reducing fever and relieving pain, reducing swelling and eliminating hemorrhoids. Therefore, it can be used to treat damp-heat or blood-related diseases, damp-heat diarrhea, dysentery, blood-heat nosebleeds, menorrhagia, toothache, pharyngitis, earache, febrile inflammation, hemorrhoids and other symptoms.

Dandelion tastes sweet and slightly bitter. It can clear away heat, detoxify, reduce swelling and disperse lumps. It has a significant lactation-promoting effect and is very effective in treating mastitis. Whether it is taken orally as a decoction or mashed into a paste for external application, it is effective. In addition, dandelion has diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving, choleretic, digestive, appetite-enhancing, and appetizing effects. It can also treat gastric and duodenal ulcers, and prevent and treat cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and various tumors.

1. Both mugwort and dandelion have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Mugwort can also remove dampness and cold, while dandelion can clear away heat and detoxify.

2. Mugwort has the effects of dispelling cold and relieving pain, warming the meridians and stopping bleeding. It is used for cold pain in the lower abdomen, irregular menstruation, infertility caused by cold uterus, and external treatment of skin itching and peeling. Hello, dandelion is sweet and mild in nature, and is non-toxic. It is an important medicine that enters the liver and stomach, relieves heat and cools the blood.

1. Dandelion's function: clearing away heat, detoxifying, and dispersing nodules

Dandelion The whole plant of dandelion is used as medicine, which has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving pain and dispersing nodules. It can be used for heat toxicity syndrome, especially good at clearing liver heat, treating red, swollen and painful eyes caused by liver heat, as well as various infections and suppurative diseases. Xiaoyan Sanjie is used to treat carbuncle, ulcer and persistent high fever caused by heat and toxins accumulating in the muscles. It is effective for mastitis, can detoxify, disperse nodules and promote lactation. It can be taken orally or applied externally, and is often used together with honeysuckle. In addition, it can also be used with rhubarb and moutan bark to treat intestinal abscesses. Drinking it as a tea is equally effective.

2. Dandelion tea: diuretic

Dandelion tea is made from finely chopped and dried roots or leaves, which are rich in vitamins and minerals. It strengthens the liver and can lower cholesterol. Dandelion is known as the "bed-wetting grass", which shows its strong diuretic effect. It is suitable for people with edema. In addition, dandelion is a natural diuretic and digestive aid.

3. Dandelion's role - edible

Dandelion contains a variety of nutrients such as taraxacin, cholecalciferol, organic acid, inulin, glucose, carotene, etc. It is also rich in trace elements, the most important of which is a large amount of iron, Ca and other minerals needed by the human body. Its Ca content is 2.2 times that of guava and 3.2 times that of sea buckthorn, and its iron content is 4 times that of sea buckthorn and 3.5 times that of hawthorn. From the perspective of dietary nutrition, the inorganic elements most easily lacking in the human body are only Ca and iron. Therefore, dandelions have very important nutritional value. They can be fried, cooked into soup, or made into a series of health foods such as candy, beverages, and pastries. The taste is quite good.