Dandelion and jujube in water has the medicinal effects of clearing heat and removing toxins, clearing dampness and heat, tonifying the center and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the mind.
1. Dandelion is bitter, sweet and cold in nature, belonging to the liver and stomach meridians. Its effects include clearing heat and removing toxins, subduing swellings and dispersing lumps, and inducing diuresis and diaphoresis (to improve the problem of dribbling of urine, and the problem of small and incomprehensible amount of urine).
It is used for boils and poisons, breast carbuncle (red, swollen and painful breasts, poor milk discharge, and ultimately septic diseases), scrofula (mainly refers to cervical lymph node tuberculosis), redness of the eyes, sore throat, lung carbuncle, damp-heat jaundice, hot lymphatic astringent pain (burning pain and stinging pain in urination, accompanied by frequent urination and urgent urination, and discomfort of pulling in the small abdomen), and so on.
2. Jujube is sweet, warm, attributed to the heart, spleen, stomach meridian, the efficacy of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the spirit, used for the spleen deficiency with little food, fatigue and loose stools (fatigue, feces sparse and unshapely), gynecology dirty agitation (gynecology upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason), and so on.
When dandelion and jujube are brewed together, jujube can neutralize the coldness of dandelion, and dandelion can prevent jujube from generating heat by its sweetness and warmth. However, the release of the drug in the infusion is limited and it cannot be used as the first choice of treatment. When you feel unwell, you should go to the hospital for standardized treatment as soon as possible.