Dandelion is very common in our lives, especially in the season of "green grass and singing birds" in March and April. Dandelions float in the air with the wind. Dandelion can clear heat and detoxify. Some people often eat dandelion mixed with cold dishes. It tastes sour, sweet, and delicious, and is rich in nutrients. It also has certain medicinal value. Of course, the most common way to eat dandelion is to simply soak it in water. Can dandelion water get rid of dampness?
Does dandelion water help get rid of dampness?
It has certain effects.
Dampness is a term in traditional Chinese medicine, which is one of the six pathogenic factors including wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire. Common symptoms include a yellow and greasy tongue coating or teeth marks, loose stools, bitter or bad breath, greasy hair, and drowsiness. Dandelion has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and is suitable for symptoms of damp-heat and toxic heat. Dandelion contains dandelion sterols, dandelion flavonoids, choline, and other ingredients, which have diuretic effects. It is also known as "bed-wetting herb", so dandelion has a certain dampness-dispelling effect.
Can dandelion be consumed in summer when dampness is heavy?
It can be consumed in moderation.
Dandelion is cold in nature and bitter in taste, and has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispersing abscesses, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial. It is suitable for diseases such as hot-toxic abscesses, red and swollen eyes, sore throat, urinary tract infection, and acute mastitis. Dandelion contains various effective ingredients that can diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and reduce jaundice. It can also invigorate the spleen and dispel dampness. Dandelion combined with coix seed, white atractylodes, corn silk, and other medicinal materials can have a better dampness-dispelling effect. Therefore, in summer when the body is heavily damp, dandelion can be consumed, but attention should be paid to the dosage. Dandelion is cold in nature, and excessive consumption may cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
What can dandelion be paired with to make dampness-dispelling water?
Dandelion and Lotus Leaf Tea
Ingredients
3g rose petals, 5g dandelion root, 2g lotus leaf.
Instructions
1. Wash the above herbal ingredients, and put them into a cup.
2. Pour boiling water into the cup, cover it, and let it steep for 5 minutes.
Efficacy: Clear heat, dispel dampness, detoxify.
Dandelion and Hairy Antler Tea
Ingredients
3g corn silk, 5g dandelion tea, 5g hairy antler, 2g rose.
Instructions
1. Wash the above four herbal ingredients with clean water.
2. Put them into a cup, pour boiling water into the cup, cover it, and let it steep for 8 minutes.
Efficacy: Diuretic, disperses abscesses, reduces inflammation.
Is it suitable for babies with heavy dampness to drink dandelion water?
It is not recommended.
Although dandelion has the effect of invigorating the spleen and dispelling dampness, its main effect is to clear heat and detoxify. Moreover, dandelion is cold in nature. The baby's spleen and stomach function is not fully developed, so it is not suitable for consumption to avoid discomfort in the spleen and stomach. Babies with heavy dampness in their bodies often show symptoms such as lack of energy, drowsiness, poor appetite, and thick and greasy tongue coating. Mothers can make some yam and corn porridge, poria cocos porridge, red bean and coix seed porridge, etc. for babies to consume.
Who should not use dandelion to dispel dampness?
1. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold
Dandelion is bitter in taste and cold in nature. It may worsen the condition and even cause symptoms such as decreased appetite, fatigue, and pale complexion in people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
2. People with allergic constitution
People with allergic constitution should use dandelion with caution. If allergic reactions such as urticaria, systemic itching, and redness and swelling occur, they should immediately stop taking it and go to the hospital for examination. In rare cases, symptoms such as general coldness, pale complexion, and purple lips may occur.
3. People with cold body and yang deficiency
People with cold body and yang deficiency should not consume dandelion, as dandelion is cold in nature and may cause discomfort in the body.
