What are the benefits of drinking dried dandelion in water

Dandelion is a common plant. We can usually see dandelions in the grass on the roadside or on the hillsides in the suburbs. After being dried, dandelions can be used to make tea. It is a very good health drink and has a good beauty effect. Friends with freckles on their faces can drink more dandelions to help lighten the spots. Dandelion is also a traditional Chinese medicine that has a good lactation-promoting effect and can also be used to treat mastitis.

Drinking water soaked with dandelion leaves has unexpected benefits, both in terms of beauty and treatment of diseases.

1. Beauty and skin care : Dandelion leaves contain protein, carbohydrates, fat, trace elements and vitamins. Dandelion leaves contain ingredients that can improve eczema and relieve dermatitis, and the flowers also have the effect of removing freckles.

2. Clearing away heat and detoxifying : Dandelion leaves soaked in water can relieve the symptoms of dry mouth and tongue, and have a good effect on treating heat toxicity, red and swollen eyes, purulent diseases and clearing liver heat.

3. Antibacterial : Dandelion leaves have inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi. It is good to drink a cup of dandelion leaf tea when you are free.

4. Anti-tumor : Dandelion leaves have anti-tumor effects. Making a cup of tea with them can not only clear away heat and detoxify, moisten the intestines and clear the lungs, but also play other auxiliary roles.

5. Eliminate carbuncle and disperse nodules : Treat carbuncle, swelling, and ulcer caused by heat and toxins accumulating in muscles, and persistent high fever. It is effective for mastitis, can detoxify, disperse nodules and promote lactation. It can be taken orally or applied externally, and is often used together with honeysuckle. In addition, it can also be used with rhubarb and moutan bark to treat intestinal abscesses.

6. Others : It also has certain effects on colds, chronic gastritis, constipation, bruises, dermatitis, etc.

Side effects of drinking dandelion water

Dandelion has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, and promoting lactation, and is very effective in treating mastitis. Whether it is taken orally as a decoction or mashed into a paste for external application, it is effective. In addition, dandelion has diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving and choleretic effects. It is rich in carotene, C and minerals, which can improve indigestion and constipation. In addition, the leaves have the blood-purifying effect of improving eczema, relieving dermatitis and joint discomfort, while the roots have anti-inflammatory effects.

Dandelion is often used to treat heat syndrome. If there are signs of heat, you can use it to make tea. However, it is not recommended for people with yang deficiency, external cold, and weak spleen and stomach. In addition, excessive dosage may cause laxative effects, so it is generally not recommended to drink it frequently.