Fresh dandelion root is effective in clearing heat and removing toxins, subduing swellings and dissipating lumps, diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the problem of dribbling in urine and the problem of insufficient and inaccessible urine), and has the function of treating carbuncle (a suppurative disease that is characterized by redness, swelling and pain in the breast and the poor discharge of breast milk), damp-heat and jaundice and other illnesses.
1. Clearing heat and removing toxins: Dandelion root is bitter in flavor and cold in nature, bitter to reduce excretion, cold can clear heat, so it can clear fire and heat and toxins, and can be used for treating colds and fevers, tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis and so on.
2. Dispelling swelling and knotting: Dandelion root can treat canker sores and swelling, because dandelion root goes to the liver and stomach meridian, and can also dredge and pass the breast, so it has the role of treating breast carbuncle.
3. Diuretic: Dandelion root has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, diuretic and diuretic, and can be used for the treatment of feverish drenching (burning and stinging pain in urination, accompanied by frequent urination and urgency, and discomfort of traction in the abdomen), astringent pain, and dampness-heat jaundice.
As the medicinal properties of dandelion root are bitter and cold, it is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, so it is not suitable for people with cold spleen and stomach.
If you have a need for medication, you should use dandelion root in strict accordance with the provisions of the doctor’s prescription, and should not take it blindly on your own, so as not to cause adverse effects on the body.