Dandelion is a common green plant in our daily life. The whole plant can be used as medicine to clear heat and detoxify. In addition, we can also make dandelion tea, especially when combined with other types of traditional Chinese medicine, it can enhance its health benefits!
【Benefits of Drinking Dandelion Tea】
1. Clearing Heat and Detoxifying
Drinking dandelion tea can relieve symptoms of dry mouth and tongue. It has good therapeutic effects on treating heat-toxin diseases, red and swollen eyes, suppurative diseases, and liver heat. Enjoy a cup of dandelion tea and savor its sweetness and moistness!
2. Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory
Dandelion is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, calcium, and other minerals, which can improve digestion and relieve constipation. It has excellent diuretic effects.
3. Boosting Immunity
The chicory and glucose components in dandelion can significantly enhance the body's detoxification function. Pregnant women drinking dandelion tea can improve their immunity against diseases.
4. Beauty and Skin Care
The leaves of dandelion contain ingredients that can improve eczema and soothe skin inflammation, while the flowers have the effect of removing freckles. Regular consumption of dandelion tea can effectively improve skin conditions such as dermatitis or eczema.
【Different Combinations of Dandelion】
1. Dandelion + Black Tea
Black tea is fully fermented and has a warm nature, which can be drunk together with dandelion tea to counteract the cold nature of dandelion. It can also nourish the stomach, detoxify, produce saliva, remove heat, and reduce fat, suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and those with high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids.
2. Dandelion Tea + Licorice
Licorice can invigorate the spleen and replenish qi, moisten the lungs and relieve cough, and harmonize various medicinal properties. It has a mild and sweet nature, which can balance the cold nature of dandelion. It is suitable for people who feel tired, have prolonged cough due to lung heat, and those who have hiccups and vomiting due to spleen and stomach deficiency.
3. Dandelion + Goji Berry
Dandelion is a Chinese herb that clears heat and detoxifies, while goji berry nourishes yin and blood. Drinking them together can balance nutrition and achieve optimal effects. Regular consumption of dandelion and goji berry tea can promote metabolism and enhance the body's immune system.
4. Dandelion + Hawthorn
Hawthorn has a mild warming nature and is effective in treating indigestion and abdominal distension. It can promote blood circulation, dissolve blood stasis, and regulate blood lipids. Dandelion can clear heat and dry dampness. The combination of the two is complementary and suitable for people with indigestion, stomach fire, and other conditions.
【Precautions for Dandelion Tea】
1. Cold Constitution
For people with a cold constitution, it is not suitable to drink dandelion tea. Drinking dandelion tea may worsen their cold constitution.
2. Spleen Deficiency and Stomach Cold
For people with spleen deficiency, it is not suitable to drink dandelion tea. Regular consumption of dandelion tea can cause more damage to the spleen and stomach, worsening the spleen deficiency, which is not advisable.
3. Match the Appropriate Condition
It is important to match the appropriate condition when using dandelion for treatment. Blindly using dandelion to treat various infections without differentiation of cold and heat, and considering dandelion as a simple antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent, may cause adverse reactions.
4. Not for Frequent Use
Whether dandelion tea can be consumed in the long term depends on individual health conditions and constitution. It is important to note that anything, including natural and healthy foods, can have negative effects on the body if consumed excessively or improperly.
