Dandelion blown by a little boy on the Internet is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine around us. Let's find out.

Two days ago, a video of a little boy blowing dandelions became popular on major social media. The little boy held the dandelion in his hand and blew it hard into his mouth, but it still wouldn't open. Finally, the little boy ate the "naughty" dandelion in one bite. So, let's talk about this dandelion that can be used as medicine.

Dandelion, the name is known to many people, but its alias is unknown to many people. It's called Viola yedoensis. There is a word difference between it and Viola yedoensis, and it is precisely because of the color of flowers, one with purple flowers and the other with yellow flowers that the name is different.

Some old Chinese doctors can prescribe "Didi Ding", which is two kinds of materia medica. This "kudingchi" refers to kudingchi and kudingchi. Of course, in addition to these two kinds of bitter dices, there are also bitter dices.

Before I studied medicinal zoology and botany, my impression of dandelion was that the inflorescence was like a ball, and the seeds had fluffy balls formed by white crown hairs, which floated to new places with the wind after flowering to breed new life.

Dandelion: It comes from dandelion, taraxacine or other plants of the same genus in Compositae, and is used as medicine after drying. Born on slopes, grasslands, roadsides, fields and floodplains in low and medium altitude areas.

Dandelion is a perennial herb with basal leaves, lanceolate, blunt or sharp apex, sometimes wavy teeth or pinnately parted edges, large triangular or triangular halberd lobes at the top, tapering to petioles at the base, and petioles and main veins are often reddish purple; The inflorescence is a head inflorescence, and the seeds have fluffy balls formed by white crown hairs, and the tongue-shaped flowers are yellow.

Dandelion is also widely used in clinic, which can clear away heat and detoxify. Some people can use dandelion to reduce fire and diminish inflammation, and many people will drink dandelion water alone. Dandelion is used to diminish inflammation and reduce fire, and is often compatible with drugs with heat-clearing and detoxification effects.

Dandelion is an anti-inflammatory drug of traditional Chinese medicine. There are dandelion granules in Chinese patent medicine preparations and Pudilan oral liquid, all of which have anti-inflammatory effects.

Dandelion is called "the main medicine for breast abscess", which has a good curative effect on female breast pain, mastitis and breast lump. It can be taken orally or mashed for external application.

Dandelion is also the national medicine of ethnic minorities. Ethnic minorities generally like to use fresh medicine and take a lot of fresh juice. Dandelion can be used not only as medicine, but also as food. In the north of China, people like to pickle dandelion roots and eat them, while in the south, people eat them with seedlings on the ground.

Different regions, different medicines, different foods, different things, different north and south.