Dandelion bath has a certain clearing effect, can be used to assist in the treatment of damp-heat jaundice, carbuncle boils and other diseases, but the Chinese medicine is mainly through the decoction to play a role in the analysis of the medicinal components of the Chinese herbs in the water is limited, so the efficacy of the role is limited.
The medicinal source of dandelion is the dried whole herb of dandelion, alkali dandelion or several species of plants of the same genus in the family of Asteraceae, which is cold in nature. Its effects include clearing away heat and removing toxins, subduing swellings and dispersing knots, and diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the problem of dribbling in urine and the problem of small and incomprehensible amount of urine).
The herb is used for the treatment or improvement of furuncles and poisons, mammary carbuncles (red, swollen, and painful breasts with poor milk drainage and eventual suppurative disease), scrofula (mainly refers to tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck), redness of the eyes, sore throat, lung carbuncles, intestinal carbuncles (carbuncles occurring in the internal organs and are manifested by fever, pain in the right side of the abdomen, and palpable masses), and jaundice due to dampness, heat, and yellowish jaundice.
Baths with dandelion only have a certain effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, and baths with dandelion should also be used to prevent infections.
It is worth reminding that too much dandelion can cause slow diarrhea. Therefore, in order to use the medication safely, the use of Chinese herbs should be under the guidance of a doctor’s diagnosis to prevent improper use of medication.