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Dandelion

Dandelion. Class: Heat-Clearing Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Sweet; Cold. Meridians: Liver; Stomach

๐ŸŒฟ Names
Pinyin Name
Pu Gong Ying
ไธญๆ–‡ๅ (Chinese)
่’ฒๅ…ฌ่‹ฑ
Latin Name
Herba Taraxaci; Taraxaci Herba
English Name
Dandelion
Alias Names
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โ˜ฏ TCM Properties
Properties (ๆ€งๅ‘ณ)
Bitter; Sweet; Cold
Meridians (ๅฝ’็ป)
Liver; Stomach
Part Used
Aerial parts
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing Medicinal
ๅŠŸๆ•ˆๅˆ†็ฑป (CN)
ๆธ…็ƒญ่ฏ
๐Ÿฉบ Clinical Profile
Function (ๅŠŸ่ƒฝ)
To clear heat and resolve toxin, dissipate binds and disperse swelling, disinhibit urine and free strangury.
Indication (ไธปๆฒป)
Epidemic parotitis, infection of upper respiratory tract, tonsillitis, laryngitis, sore pharynx, mastitis, hepatitis, swelling toxin of clove sore, mammary welling abscess, scrofula, red eyes, pulmonary welling abscess, damp-heat jaundice, heat strangury with inhibited pain.
Clinical Manifestations
1. bacteriostatic. 2. its alcoholic extract exerts a cholagogic action in rat, which is stronger than decoction of herba artemisiae scopariae. 3. relieve the damage of liver in rat elicited by ccl4
๐Ÿ”— External References
TCMID
2057
TCM-ID
1632
1
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
Top Conditions Studied with Dandelion
๐Ÿ“‹ Sample Trials
NCT00442091
Dandelion Juice in the Treatment of Dyshidrotic Hand Eczema
Completed ยท Vesicular Palmoplantar Eczema|Pompholyx
๐Ÿ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
๐Ÿ“š Sample References
PMID 35668940
Dandelion Seed Extract Affects Tumor Progression and Enhances the Sensitivity of Cisplatin in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Front Pharmacol ยท 2022
PMID 36147318
Dandelion extract inhibits triple-negative breast cancer cell proliferation by interfering with glycerophospholipids and unsaturated fatty acids metabolism
Front Pharmacol ยท 2022