The hazards of drinking dandelion-infused water are not clear, this product has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, and should be used in accordance with medical advice.
The Chinese Pharmacopoeia does not specify the adverse effects of dandelion, and there is no relevant literature or research pointing out the hazards of dandelion used for drinking water. Dandelion should be used with caution in people with non-solid heat syndrome and yin gangrene (a general term for a group of slow-acting, negative sores and ulcers).
Dandelion belongs to the stomach meridian, liver meridian, taste sweet, bitter, cold, this product has the effect of eliminating swelling and dispersing knots, clearing heat and detoxification, diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the problem of urine dribbling, urinary volume of small and incomprehensible).
Dandelion is often used in scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck), eye redness, furuncle, breast carbuncle (red, swollen and painful breasts, poor milk discharge, and ultimately the formation of suppurative diseases), sore throat, damp-heat jaundice, lung carbuncle, carbuncle (carbuncle in the bowels of the intestinal organs, with fever, pain in the right abdomen, and palpable lump as a manifestation).
Dandelion is generally used as a decoction for internal use, and externally the fresh product is pounded and applied externally to the affected area or decocted water for external washing. The effective dose is limited, not enough to achieve the therapeutic effect. You should use reasonable medication under the guidance of a doctor, not self-medication.