Does anyone know the value of dandelion and what are the medicinal properties of dandelion?

Dandelion is a wild vegetable and Chinese herbal medicine that is well known to women and children in China, also known as goldenrod dilily, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family, with strong vitality and fecundity, waterlogging resistance, drought resistance, soil requirements are not strict, cold tolerance is strong, and the average ground temperature reaches 4 degrees Celsius to grow rapidly. Dandelion has a high nutritional value, according to the determination, the edible part of its leaves is up to 84, each 100 grams of edible part contains 4 8 grams of protein, 1 19 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 2 1 grams of crude fiber, 3 1 grams of ash, 216 mg of calcium, 39 mg of phosphorus, 10 2 mg of iron, 1 9 mg of niacin, 47 mg of vitamin C, as well as carotene, a variety of amino acids and vitamins, dandelion can be cold and raw when tender, is an excellent vegetable, rhizome peeling and core can also be pickled, The plant is known to be rich in potassium.

The name of the Chinese medicine is Gongying.

Modern medical research has shown that dandelion plants contain dandelion alcohol, dandelion, choline, organic acids, and inulin, glucose, ascorbate, thiamine, riboflavin, carotene and other healthy nutritional active ingredients, as well as rich trace elements, so that the nutritional value of dandelion is unique among many wild vegetables. In spring, many friends will have symptoms of fire, such as sore throat, dry stool, yellow urine, etc., and dandelion is known as a natural fire, which can help to get rid of fire. And dandelion is also known as a natural antibiotic antibiotic, which has a good anti-inflammatory effect, and various chronic inflammations, such as upper respiratory tract infection, pharyngitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., have auxiliary effects.

In Europe, dandelion is known as "bedwetting grass", which shows how powerful its commemorative effect is, especially suitable for patients with edema symptoms. In addition, dandelion contains a large amount of potassium, which together with sodium regulates the balance of water and salt in the body, and has a certain auxiliary effect on maintaining the stability of blood pressure.

Regarding the consumption of dandelion, its young leaves, unopened flower buds, and rhizomes can be eaten, and it can also be eaten raw with dipping sauce, and it is also good to clean it and add various seasonings to cold dressing. It is a good choice to brew directly with boiling water, and when making tea, add chrysanthemum and honeysuckle, and the effect of clearing heat and removing fire will be stronger!

Medicinal parts: Dried whole herb.

Sexual taste function: sweet, slightly bitter, cold. Clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and dissipate knots.

Indications: upper respiratory tract infection, ocular conjunctivitis, mumps, cradle carbuncle swelling and pain, gastritis, dysentery, hepatitis, choleliitis, acute appendicitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, carbuncle boils, pharyngitis, acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, boils, acute conjunctivitis, cold and fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, urinary tract infection.

Dandelion is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, and its medicinal value has long been recorded in various medical books. It is a whole herb and contains dandelion sterol, dandelion cythol, dandelion bitter, caffeic acid, choline, inulin and other ingredients. The taste is flat and slightly bitter.

It can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and dissipate knots. It has a significant lactation-promoting effect, and ** mastitis is very effective. Whether the decoction is taken orally or mashed externally, it is effective.

In addition, dandelion also has diuretic, laxative, jaundice, choleretic, digestion, appetite, stomach and duodenal ulcer, but also prevention and treatment of cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer and various swelling cancers.

It can clear away heat, return lead, detoxify, reduce swelling and disperse knots, and diuretic and drench.