What is the role of Chinese herbal medicine dandelion

Dandelion is very common. Many people just pick it up to play with it and never think about what to do with it. There are many ways to use dandelion. The most common one is to treat diseases. There is dandelion in traditional Chinese medicine. So what are the effects of dandelion as a Chinese herbal medicine? This type of medicine has many aspects of effect. You should first understand it before choosing it. The following is a detailed introduction.

Dandelion herbal medicine effects:

Dandelion, also known as bed-wetting grass, is the dried whole herb of the Asteraceae plant Toraxacum mongolicum Hand. Mazz., Toraxacum borealisinense Kitam. or several plants of the same genus. It has a very good diuretic effect. It is rich in vitamins A and C and minerals, and can improve indigestion and constipation. In addition, the leaves can improve eczema, relieve dermatitis, and purify blood for joint discomfort. The roots have anti-inflammatory effects and can treat gallstones and rheumatism. However, it is best not to use it without the guidance of a professional doctor. The flowers can be boiled into a juice to remove freckles. It can be said to be a very useful aromatic herb. For fresh dandelions, choose those with clean leaves and a slight fragrance. For dried dandelions, choose those with gray-green color, no impurities, and dry.

【Medicinal part】: Dried whole herb.

【Efficacy and function——Use】:

1. Clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules: Mainly used to treat heat-toxic sores and carbuncles.

a. Excessive fire and heat toxins attack the upper part of the body, causing red eyes, swollen throat, and ulcers in the mouth and tongue.

b. Heat-toxic sores, painful and swollen breast abscess, and internal attack of carbuncle.

c. Lung abscess causes coughing up pus and blood, while intestinal abscess causes abdominal pain and fever.

2. Diuretic: It can treat painful stranguria caused by heat, and jaundice caused by damp-heat.

Dandelion is mainly used to treat: acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, carbuncle, acute conjunctivitis, cold and fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, and urinary tract infection.

[Main indications]: Upper respiratory tract infection, conjunctivitis, mumps, hyperglycemia, mastitis, gastritis, dysentery, hepatitis, cholecystitis, acute appendicitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, carbuncle, furuncle, pharyngitis, acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, furuncle, acute conjunctivitis, cold and fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, urinary tract infection.

【Medicinal materials】

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Chinese medicine dandelion

A curled mass, the root is cylindrical, mostly curved, 3~7cm long, brown-brown, with fine hairs on the root head, broken leaves, complete leaves are oblanceolate, dark gray-green or green-brown, with shallowly lobed edges or pinnate notches, the base extends downward into a petiole, the main veins on the lower surface are obvious, 1 to several peduncles, the head inflorescence is terminal, yellow-brown or light yellow-white, some can see many oblong achenes with white pappus, faint odor, slightly bitter taste.

Clinical Application

⒈ For fresh herbs alone, mash them, take the juice and apply it directly to the painful area to treat the pain caused by lung cancer.

⒉ If you use only fresh herbs, mash them, add egg white (a little sugar) to make a paste, and apply it externally to treat mumps.

⒊ Mash the single ingredient to extract the juice, sterilize it at high temperature and then apply it to the eyes to treat itchy and painful trachoma.

Dandelion also has beauty effects

Whether it is dry skin, oily skin, aging skin, or black spots, dermatitis, blackheads and acne, gray hair, hair loss, etc., dandelion can help you eliminate them "in one piece".

After understanding the effects of the Chinese herbal medicine dandelion, you can choose dandelion according to your own needs. However, it should be noted that the amount of dandelion used should be appropriate each time, and it should be used for a long time to treat diseases. This will be very helpful in alleviating the disease and prevent the disease from continuing to develop.