This product is the whole herb with roots of the perennial herbaceous plant Dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum and. Mazz.) from the Asteraceae family, as well as several other species of the same genus. It is distributed throughout the country. Harvested in summer and autumn, washed, and dried in the sun. Used fresh or raw.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter and sweet, cold. act on liver and stomach channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and removing toxin, dispersing abscesses and dissipating nodules, draining dampness and promoting urination.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for boils and sores, acute mastitis, and internal abscesses. This herb is bitter to purge and descend, sweet to remove toxins, and cold to clear heat and disperse stagnant qi. It is an excellent product for clearing heat and removing toxins, as well as for dispersing abscesses and resolving nodules. It is mainly used for various heat-toxin sores and abscesses, both internal and external. The herb can also promote lactation and is a good medicine for treating acute mastitis. For treating boils and sores, it is often used with wild chrysanthemum flower, Tokyo Violet Herb, Lonicera, and other herbs, such as in the Five-Ingredient Toxin-Eliminating Decoction. For treating acute mastitis with swelling and pain, it can be used alone by decocting it into a concentrated form for oral administration, or by mashing the fresh herb to extract its juice for oral use, with the residue applied to the affected area. It can also be used with Trichosanthis Fruit, Lonicera, Great Burdock Achene, and other herbs. For treating intestinal abscess with abdominal pain, it is often used with Rhubarb Rhizoma, Peony Bark, Peach Kernel, and others. For treating lung abscess with pus expectoration, it is often used with Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb, waxgourd seed, Reed Rhizome, and others. When combined with Isatis Root, Scrophularia Root, and other medicinals, it can also be used for sore throat. The fresh herb can be applied externally to treat poisonous snake bites.
2. Used for heat stranguria with painful urination and dampness-heat jaundice. This herb is bitter and cold, clearing heat and draining dampness, and promoting urination. Therefore, it is also effective for stranguria and jaundice caused by dampness-heat. For treating heat stranguria with painful urination, it is often used with lalang grass rhizome, Christina Loosestrife, Plantain Seed, and others to enhance the effect of promoting urination. For treating dampness-heat jaundice, it is often used with Virgate Wormwood, Gardenia, Rhubarb Rhizoma, and others.
3. In addition, this herb also has the effect of clearing heat and improving vision, and can be used to treat red eye with swelling and pain caused by up-flaming of liver fire. It can be used alone by extracting its juice and applying it to the eyes, or by decocting it into a concentrated form for oral administration, such as in the Yixue Zhongzhong Canxilu Dandelion Decoction. It can also be used in compound formulas with Chrysanthemum Flower, Prunella, Skullcap Root, and others.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Xinxiu Bencao: "Indicated for women with acute mastitis and swelling."
2. Bencao Yanyi Buyi: "Resolves food poisoning, disperses stagnant qi, transforms heat toxin, and eliminates malignant sores, subcutaneous node boils, and swelling."
3. Bencao Beiyao: "Specifically treats abscesses, toxic sores, and is also an excellent remedy for strangury."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-30g. Apply an appropriate amount externally.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Excessive dosage may lead to mild diarrhea.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains Dandelion sterols, Dandelion elements, Dandelion bitter elements, etc.

1. Dandelion has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococcus; it also has a certain inhibitory effect on Diplococcus pneumoniae, meningococcus, diphtheria bacillus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus, dysentery bacillus, cold-damage disease bacillus, and catarrhal coccus.
2. In addition, it also has choleretic, liver-protective, diuretic, stomach-strengthening, and mild laxative effects.
3. The decoction also has the effect of stimulating the body's immune function.