How to drink dandelion leaves in water

Dandelion is a very common plant in our lives. It has a very high medicinal effect. Most people will soak dandelions in water and drink them. In addition, dandelions can also treat some gynecological diseases. If there are some patients with mastitis around you, you can crush the dandelion leaves and apply them on the female chest. So how should dandelion leaves be used to soak in water?

Dandelion medicinal value

Dandelion, also known as yellow flowered dandelion and dandelion, is the whole herb with roots of the perennial herb dandelion of the Asteraceae family. It is distributed in most parts of the country. It is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material with extremely rich nutrients. Dandelion is cold in nature and sweet and bitter in taste. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving nodules, and promoting dampness and relieving jaundice.

Dandelion medicinal value

The flavonoids extracted from the dried dandelion have the functions of treating carbuncle, furuncle, lung abscess and sputum, damp-heat jaundice, painful and stifling urination, and breast abscess, etc. It can be used as a health product and food raw material.

Dandelion medicinal value three

Dandelion, also known as bed-wetting grass, has a very good diuretic effect. It is rich in vitamins A and C and minerals, and can improve indigestion and constipation.

Dandelion medicinal value

According to traditional Chinese medicine, this herb is sweet, bitter and cold in nature, and enters the liver and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, eliminating carbuncle and dispersing nodules. Modern pharmacological research has shown that the flowers of this medicinal plant contain xanthofurans and vitamin B2, the roots contain a variety of triterpenes, the herb contains inositol, asparagine, bitter substances, saponins, resins, inulin, and in addition, it also contains pectin, choline, etc. Pharmacological experiments have found that dandelion decoction has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and also has an inhibitory effect on pathogenic skin fungi. The aqueous extract has a very strong choleretic effect. In addition, it also has anti-lung cancer effects.

Can dandelion flowers, leaves, and rhizomes be soaked in water and drunk?

Yes, dandelions can not only be eaten as wild vegetables, but also as tea. Its flowers, leaves, and rhizomes can all be soaked in water to drink, but usually people use its leaves and rhizomes to soak in water to drink, and fewer people drink dandelion flowers, probably because they are difficult to pick and the taste is not good.