Dandelion, also known as dandelion grass, yellow flowers, yellow flowers, yellow flowers, such as Sansevieria, for the Asteraceae genus of perennial herbaceous plants. It is native to Europe and North Asia, China’s north and south of the distribution. It is highly adaptable, both cold and heat resistant, and resistant to drought and acid, alkali, can be grown in various types of soil, but to sandy soil growth is the best.

According to statistics, the total amount of amino acids in every 100g of dandelion is 8143mg, and the amino acid content is higher than that of most similar wild plants. Research also shows that dandelion not only contains dandelionin, dandelion alcohol, choline, organic acids, inulin, glucoside and other nutrients, but also contains the human body in the scarcity of anti-tumor active substance selenium, selenium content of dandelion reaches 14.7 μg/100g.

Medicine and Food

Dandelion is a member of the list of medicines and foods with the same origin published by the National Health Planning Commission. According to the Pharmacopoeia, “This product is the dried whole herb of dandelion, alkali dandelion or several species of plants of the same genus in the family of Asteraceae. Harvested in spring to fall when the flowers first bloom, remove impurities, wash and dry in the sun.

In the utilization of traditional Chinese medicine, dandelion is cold in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification and dispersing stagnant gas, which is a good medicine for treating women’s breast hyperplasia and mastitis, and at the same time, it also has the effect of lactation. In addition, because of its cool nature, dandelion is also suitable for liver fire, eye redness and swelling pain, and inflammation of the throat.

Dandelion Effects

1. It has a very good effect on diuresis, it is rich in carotene and C and minerals, indigestion, constipation have improved the role.

2. Dandelion flowers decoction can remove freckles, can be said to be very useful as an aromatic herb, fresh dandelion to choose clean leaves, slightly fragrant, dry dandelion is selected gray-green color, no impurities, dry.

3. Clearing heat and detoxification. Dandelion in water can be used for heat and toxicity, especially good at clearing liver heat, treatment of liver fever, red eyes, swelling and pain, as well as a variety of infections, purulent diseases.

Dandelion precautions

1. Unscientific dosage

Many people in order to get better and faster results, so like to take the initiative to increase the dandelion dosage, in fact, this is very unscientific. If a large number of dandelion, it is easy to lead to a variety of gastrointestinal discomfort, such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal discomfort and diarrhea and so on.

2. Allergic reaction

Dandelion is not suitable for all people to take, because a very small number of people will drink dandelion water will appear after the allergic situation. For example, after taking dandelion water or dandelion wine, the body appeared small bumps or itching symptoms, these are allergic to the situation, once the allergic condition should not drink.