Fried dried dandelion is made cooked, sun-dried dandelion is still raw, there is no difference in nutritional value and medicinal value. However, if taken in water, fried dried dandelion tastes better than sun-dried dandelion. Dandelion, bitter, sweet and cold in nature, belongs to the liver and stomach meridian, has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification (removing heat and toxicity from the body), subduing swellings and dispersing knots, and inducing diuresis and drenching. It is used in the treatment of carbuncle and furuncle (a kind of skin disease, referring to severe furuncle), lung carbuncle spitting pus, sore throat, women’s breast carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the bowels of the intestinal organs, manifested by fever, pain in the right abdomen, and palpable lump), abdominal pain, heat drenching (burning and stinging pain during urination, accompanied by frequent urination and urgent urination, and discomfort from abdominal traction) and astringent pain, jaundice with dampness-heat and redness in eyes, etc. The contraindications for its use are not clear. Contraindications for its use are not clear, excessive dosage can lead to slow diarrhea. If you need to take dandelion, it is recommended to consult a medical professional.