People who grew up in the countryside must have taken this liver-protecting "magic medicine"

If you are a child in the countryside, you must have eaten this wild vegetable:

That’s right, this is the motherwort. Does your mind recall the scene of you and your friends digging wild vegetables in the fields with a small straw basket and a knife?

I believe that scenes like this are what many rural kids born in the 1980s do most often after school! Of course, it has to be spring!

Dandelion has many names, such as: dandelion, yellow flower boy, yellow flower seedling, yellow flower ground cactus, and dandelion, etc. I wonder what name you call it in your hometown? You can tell the editor in the comments, maybe we can find your fellow townsman.

Modern scientific research has confirmed that dandelions are rich in nutrients and have high medicinal value. It is not only a good vegetable for diet therapy and a good medicine for treating diseases, but also has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin.

Dandelion is sweet, slightly bitter and cold. Clears away heat, detoxifies, reduces swelling and resolves stagnation. Indications: upper respiratory tract infection, conjunctivitis, mumps, mastitis, gastritis, dysentery, hepatitis, etc.

Among the health benefits of dandelion, the most important one is protecting the liver, clearing liver toxins, and preventing liver damage. According to Mark Stengler, associate clinical professor at the American College of Naturopathic Medicine, dandelion and milk thistle are comparable in function and are most commonly used for patients who need to detoxify the liver.

The job of the liver is to eliminate toxic substances brought into the body by chemicals, pollutants and medicines that we are exposed to or receive. Some experts say that the liver must process more than 5,000 enzyme reactions a day, so keeping the liver strong and allowing it to function normally is the most direct and effective help to health.

"If you take good care of your liver, you can solve many minor illnesses, from physical indigestion and hepatitis to psychological irritability and emotional instability such as depression," said Sterngler. Dandelion root, in particular, is the most important natural nutrient in many preventions of hepatitis C.

Experts from Beijing TV's "I'm a Great Doctor" also recommend drinking dandelion root soaked in water, which can clear liver toxins and repair damaged liver cells. It has a good protective effect, including liver damage caused by hepatitis, especially liver damage caused by drinking alcohol.

I didn't expect that the wild vegetables I often picked when I was a child would have such good effects. I will make some dandelion roots for my husband who loves to drink when I get home~