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蒲公英 |
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PuGong Ying |
Dandelion |
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Properties: |
Bitter, Sweet - Cold |
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Meridians: |
LR, ST |
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Names: Blowball, Cankerwort, Common
Dandelion, Lion's Tooth, Pissenlit, Priest's Crown, Swine Snout,
Taraxacum, Wild Endive. Taraxacum officinale, synonyms Leontodon
taraxacum, Taraxacum vulgare.
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae. |
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Properties:
- clear toxic
heat and fire – liver heat with red-swollen-painful eyes
- dissipates
nodules and abscess – firm-hard sores
- promotes
lactation due to heat
- clear heat,
resolves damp – jaundice, lin syndrome
Dosage: 9 – 30g.
Also Used For:
Orally, Pu Gong Ying/Dandelion plant is used for gallstones, bile
stimulation, muscle aches, low urine output, indigestion,
constipation, flatulence, as a tonic, and in anti-smoking
preparations.
Also In Chinese medicine, Pu Gong Ying/Dandelion plant is used for
treating breast cancer.
Traditionally, Pu Gong Ying/Dandelion plant has been used orally for
diabetes, rheumatic conditions, heartburn, bruises, gout, stiff
joints, eczema, and cancer.
Food uses, dandelion leaves are added to salads. The roasted root
and extract are used as coffee substitutes.
Food Manufacturing, dandelion plant is a flavoring component for
foods as well as beverages.
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