Dandelion topical application

Dandelion is not only an ornamental plant, but also can be used as medicine after some exposure to the sun. It is used as a very precious Chinese medicinal material. This Chinese medicinal material can be boiled into a decoction for internal consumption, or applied externally on the skin. These can all achieve certain therapeutic purposes, especially when you suffer from skin diseases, you can use dandelions to treat them.

Nature and flavor: bitter, sweet, cold.

"Tang Materia Medica": sweet, flat, non-toxic.

Li Gao: slightly bitter and cold.

"Bencao Shu": sweet, mild and slightly cold.

Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": bitter, sweet, and cold.

Meridians: Enters the liver and stomach meridians.

Li Gao: Foot Shaoyin Meridian.

"Bencao Yanyi Buyi" says: it enters the Yangming and Taiyin meridians.

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and detoxifying, diuretic and dispersing nodules. Treat acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, carbuncle, acute conjunctivitis, cold and fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, and urinary tract infection.

"Tang Materia Medica": It is used to treat breast abscesses in women.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": It can be applied to sores, and can also treat malignant thorns and fox urine thorns.

"Bencao Yanyi Buyi": It can transform heat toxins, eliminate tumors and tuberculosis, resolve food toxins, and disperse stagnant qi.

"Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan": It can be applied to various sores, swellings, scabies, ringworms and sores; it can dispel wind, eliminate various sores and toxins, disperse scrofula and tuberculosis; it can stop blood in urine, treat five types of stranguria and urinary retention, and benefit the bladder.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": It blackens hair and strengthens muscles and bones.

"Medical Collection": Nourishes the spleen and stomach, purges fire, promotes lactation, and treats dysphagia.

"Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica": It can cure all bites from poisonous insects and snakes.

"Sui Xi Ju Diet": Clears the lungs, relieves cough and resolves phlegm, disperses stagnation and eliminates carbuncle, nourishes yin and cools blood, relaxes muscles and strengthens teeth, promotes lactation and benefits essence.

"Records of Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan": Roast it until crisp and retain its nature, take it with wine, it can treat stomach pain.

"Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine": It is a detoxifying, anti-inflammatory and heat-clearing medicine. Treat jaundice, red eyes, difficulty urinating, and constipation.

Guangzhou Army's "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": clears heat and detoxifies, cools blood and promotes diuresis, and promotes lactation. Treat boils, skin ulcers, swollen and painful eyes, indigestion, constipation, snake and insect bites, and urinary tract infections.

"Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Shanghai": Clears away heat and detoxifies, has a diuretic and laxative effect. Treat colds and fever, tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute bronchitis, rheumatism, lymphadenitis, wind-fire red eyes, gastritis, hepatitis, and osteomyelitis.

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoct in water, 0.3-1 liang (2 liang for large dose); mash into juice or make into powder. For external use: mash and apply.

Contraindications: Do not use if you have yang deficiency, external cold, or weak spleen and stomach.