Dandelion, as a wild vegetable, is well known.
Dandelion is a common herb in traditional Chinese medicine.
Every spring, many people go to the wild to dig some fresh dandelions.
On the one hand, it is delicious and delicious, and it is very delicious for cooking.
On the other hand, dandelion can also be soaked in water, which has many benefits to human health.
A cup of dandelion water has six health-preserving effects.
1: Eliminating fire and diminishing inflammation
Dandelion is known as "natural fire-burning grass", which can help people put out fires when eaten in spring.
Dandelion has a bitter taste. If you want to make a fire, dipping sauce is a good way.
In addition, dandelion is one of the "eight donkey kong" for clearing away heat and toxic materials, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, diminish inflammation and sterilize.
Dandelion, also known as "detoxification grass" and "bed-wetting grass", helps the human body to detoxify.
In particular, the rhizome of dandelion is good at expelling liver toxicity, improving the ability of liver detoxification and promoting liver detoxification.
And dandelion, diuretic and stranguria, has a particularly good effect, which is helpful to the health of the urinary system and helps the human body to detoxify.
Step 3 protect the liver
Chinese medicine believes that dandelion entering the liver and stomach is of great benefit to the liver.
Dandelion is good at expelling liver toxicity, improving liver detoxification ability, reducing liver fire and improving dry mouth and bitter urine caused by liver fire.
In ancient medical books, it was recorded that dandelion was effective for stomach diseases.
Modern research has found that dandelion can not only kill and inhibit Helicobacter pylori, the pathogen of gastric diseases, but also repair the damage of gastric mucosa.
Laraxacin contained in dandelion is thought to stimulate digestive organs and promote bile secretion in liver and gallbladder. When bile flow is high, it can help intestinal peristalsis, which is very useful for treating constipation and indigestion.
Step 5 nurse your breasts
Dandelion is also beneficial to the health of women's breasts.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Dandelion is mainly used to treat women's breast abscess, which will disappear immediately after boiling water and drinking juice."
Dandelion can detoxify and reduce swelling, dissipate stagnation and relieve pain, which is helpful to improve sclerosing lesions.
Can improve mammary gland hyperplasia and mastitis. In addition, it also has a certain prolactin effect.
Step 6 improve the skin
Facial love oil and acne. It shows that the damp-heat toxin in the body is heavy and harmful to skin health. Dandelion is good at clearing away heat and toxic materials, purging fire and removing dampness, and improving redness and acne caused by damp heat. The "tea bottom" left after dandelion soaking can be used to apply to the face and improve the skin condition of the face.
To sum up, dandelion has many health functions.