Dandelion, also known as Viola yedoensis, is wild everywhere and is very convenient to take. Dandelion, a perennial herb of Compositae, is completely dry, cold in nature, bitter and sweet in taste, enters the liver and stomach meridians, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving pain and resolving hard mass. Which belongs to the toxic heat in Chinese herbal medicines. Traditionally, it is used to treat diseases such as furuncle and mammary abscess. For the treatment of boils, fresh dandelion is mashed and applied externally to the affected area, or decocted with water alone. "Lin Yi Yaoyao" pointed out: "My dandelion can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling after eating, treat furuncle mastitis, and purge fire and settle the soil. Pass milk, used in form. Fixing teeth to Yangming fever. " "Materia Medica Justice" also said: "Dandelion is cool, which can cure all boils, carbuncle, swelling and heat toxicity, and it can be taken and applied, which is quite effective, but it is especially effective in treating breast carbuncle and swelling. Take it with warm juice for the living, decoct it for the dry, or treat it blindly, which is indispensable in decocting. " Dandelion root contains dandelion sterol, dandelion sainol, dandelion picrin and caffeic acid, and the whole plant contains inositol, asparagine, bitter substance, saponin, resin, inulin, pectin, choline and other chemical components. Modern pharmacological research shows that it has good antibacterial effect, especially effective inhibition of staphylococcus aureus and skin fungi, and has the functions of stopping diarrhea and strengthening stomach; Dandelion extract is beneficial to gallbladder function. The famous five-flavor disinfectant drink consists of dandelion, wild chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, cabbage and viola yedoensis. It has a good effect on treating furuncle, swelling and sore. Dandelion, which used to be only used to treat sores and swelling, has been widely used in anti-inflammatory and analgesic aspects in recent years with its newly discovered function, and can be called "broad-spectrum antibiotic" in traditional Chinese medicine.

Clinical application of dandelion;

1. Burn complicated with infection: Mash fresh dandelion and add a little 75% alcohol to the affected area. (Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine1987; (5):30 1)

2. Stomach pain: dandelion 20-30g, salvia miltiorrhiza 25-30g, Paeonia lactiflora 15-30g, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch 10-30g, decocted in water every day 1 dose, and 1 month is a course of treatment. (Shanghai journal of traditional chinese medicine 1984 (2): 33)

3. Acute biliary tract infection: dandelion 30g, Bupleurum chinense 10g, Curcuma aromatica 12g, toosendan seed 6g and day lily 30g. Decoct with water. (Handbook of New Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines, page 33)

4. Pelvic tuberculosis: dandelion 18g, Prunellae Spica, Oyster, Poria, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Trichosanthes, Fructus Forsythiae 15g, Fagopyrum Esculenti, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Fritillaria thunbergii 12g, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, and Radix Angelicae Sinensis 9g respectively, decocted in water.

5. Jaundice hepatitis: 50 grams of dandelion and wormwood, 50 grams of jujube 10, 50 grams of sugar, * * * porridge, 1~2 times a day 1 time.

6, lung abscess: dandelion 60 grams, platycodon grandiflorum 10 grams, houttuynia cordata 20 grams, appropriate amount of sugar, decoction.

7, hemorrhoids bleeding: dandelion, Sanguisorba each 30 grams, baked and grinded, each 6 grams, decocted with ginger and jujube.

8, acute mastitis (not suppurated): 60 grams of fresh dandelion, decocted, morning and evening 1 time. Mashed at the same time and applied to the affected area.

9. Acute and chronic appendicitis: dandelion 30g, Hedyotis diffusa and Lobelia chinensis each15g, Eupatorium adenophorum and Aristolochia chinensis each 9g, decocted in water.

10, cholecystitis: dandelion 60g, wormwood 30g, gentian10g, decocted in water.

1 1, tracheitis: dried dandelion 60g, houttuynia cordata 40g, baked into powder, 6g each time, three times a day, 1, taken with honey water.

12, traumatic injury: fresh dandelion, washed and mashed, applied to the affected area.

13, phlegm-heat stagnation in lung: dandelion 15g, honeysuckle, houttuynia cordata, scutellaria baicalensis and mulberry bark 12g, raw gardenia, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Fritillaria thunbergii, almond and Trichosanthes kirilowii 9g each, and licorice 6g, decocted in water.

It has a certain rich effect.

Dandelion Codonopsis pilosula breast enhancement tea

Ingredients: 3 grams of dandelion root, 3 grams of codonopsis pilosula and 2 grams of almonds.

Practice: Wash the materials and brew with 250ml boiling water.

Usage: Drink 2-5 cups a day.

Principle: Dandelion root is rich in estrogen and herbal minerals. , can eliminate toxins in the body and promote the growth of breast fat. It is better to use it with almond and codonopsis pilosula with breast enhancement effect.

Dandelion breast enhancement decoction

Materials: dried dandelion 15g, angelica sinensis 10g, codonopsis pilosula 5g, atractylodes macrocephala 3g, and trotter tendon 200g.

Practice: Wash the materials and put them in a pot, add 2 bowls of water and cook together. When the water boils, change it to low heat 1 bowl.

Usage: 1 bowl a day, and January is a course of treatment.

Efficacy: promote breast growth, and restore sagging breasts to straightness and elasticity.