What are the uses of dandelions?

1. Clear away heat and detoxify

Dandelion is cold in nature and has a good effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. If the human body has symptoms of multiple fever or purulent diseases, drinking water soaked with dandelion leaves has a certain therapeutic effect. It can also help remove moisture from the human body and clear the heat from the liver, and has a certain detoxifying effect.

2. Beauty and skin care

Dandelion leaves are rich in carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins and various trace elements. Drinking dandelion tea regularly can improve common skin problems such as dermatitis and eczema. In addition, it also has a certain effect of lightening freckles.

3. Reduce swelling and resolve lumps

Dried dandelion leaves can be soaked in water and drunk, which can not only quench thirst and promote diuresis, help excrete excess salt in the body and eliminate edema, but can also be used to treat high fever, restlessness and heat. If a woman who has just given birth experiences breast pain, she can also drink water soaked with dandelion leaves, which can relieve the pain to a certain extent and also help with lactation.

4. Prevent and treat tumors

Further research found that dandelion leaves have a certain inhibitory effect on pneumococci, meningococci, etc., and can play a role in preventing tumors. Using it to soak in water more often can appropriately improve the body's immunity and reduce the risk of disease. However, due to differences in human bodies, if you have an allergic reaction, try not to take it.

5. Treat ulcers

Dandelion can be used to kill the hemolytic streptococci that cause oral ulcers, thereby treating oral ulcers and relieving pain. People who often suffer from oral ulcers can chew dry dandelions, swallow part of them, and keep the rest in the mouth and apply it to the ulcer to accelerate healing.