Is dandelion good for breast nodules?

Fibrocystic breast disease is a common non-inflammatory disease of the breast. The main causes of the disease are stagnation of liver qi and coagulation of phlegm and blood stasis. Dandelion flower is a food with good antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, especially it can prevent mastitis, so it is a good food for women.

There is a folk remedy saying that dandelion flowers can treat breast lumps. In fact, dandelion flowers have the effects of reducing heat, detoxifying the body, reducing inflammation and promoting diuresis. Soaking dandelions in water every day has a conditioning effect on the breast, can promote the permeability of breast tissue, eliminate inflammation, and is helpful to the breast.

1. The medicinal value of dandelion flowers.

Raw dandelion flowers contain vitamin D, vitamin C and potassium, as well as iron, calcium, vitamin B22, vitamin B21, magnesium, vitamin B26, folic acid and copper. The actual element composition is mainly water. Every 60 grams of raw dandelion leaves contains 86% water, 1.6 grams of protein, 5.3 grams of carbohydrates, and a calorie content of about 108.8 kilojoules.

Dandelion flower cells contain a variety of healthy nutrients such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion flower hormone, choline, citric acid, inulin, etc. Poria cocos is sweet, a little bitter and cold. It enters the liver and liver and gallbladder meridians. It has the effects of promoting urination, relieving laxative effects, relieving jaundice and promoting bile secretion. It is used to treat heat toxins, carbuncles, sores, internal carbuncles, red and swollen eyes, cold and dampness, jaundice, dribbling and painful urination, furuncle, carbuncle, breast abscess, scrofula, toothache, red eyes, sore throat, lung abscess, intestinal abscess, cold and dampness jaundice, and painful urethritis. It is used to treat subacute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, carbuncle, subacute conjunctivitis, cold and fever, subacute tonsillitis, subacute bronchitis, stomach disease, hepatitis, cholecystitis, urinary tract infection, etc. Dandelion flowers can be eaten raw, fried, or used to make soup. They are a green plant that can be used as both food and medicine.

2. Taboos in using dandelion flowers

It is not suitable for people with yang deficiency, external cold, and spleen and stomach deficiency.

After taking the basic dosage, there are some digestive tract reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort and mild diarrhea. The decoction was administered orally at a high dosage (30 g/kg) for 3 days. It was found that the rabbits had liver and renal tubular damage with slight turbid swelling of squamous epithelial cells, smaller renal tubular damage, and no other significant changes. In subacute toxicity experiments on mice and rabbits, a small amount of tubular and turbid swelling of squamous epithelial cells with renal tubular damage may be found in the urine.

After taking dandelion flower decoction or dandelion flower wine infusion, certain people may experience allergic symptoms such as urticaria and itching all over the body. After intravenous infusion of dandelion flower injection, chills, paleness, cyanosis or psychotic symptoms may occasionally occur.

The medicine is not suitable for the disease: the main reason is that the heat and cold are not distinguished, and dandelion is used indiscriminately to treat various infections without differentiation of symptoms. Most of the infections heard in clinical medicine are heat syndromes, and the use of dandelion flowers is generally not likely to have side effects. However, a very small number of infections belong to Yin Yi syndrome, with no fever symptoms, a long history of illness, and patients with weak and cold constitutions. Indiscriminate use of dandelion flowers, which have the effect of clearing away heat and removing internal heat, simply regards them as having the ability to inhibit bacteria and reduce inflammation, which will cause side effects.

Dandelion treatment for breast lumps

The preparation and usage of the dandelion flower external prescription is: take 5 to 10 grams of dandelion flowers, mash them, mix them into a viscous solution with appropriate amount of cool boiled water or 50% ethanol, apply them to the wound immediately (about 0.5 to 1 cm thick), cover them with plastic film, tie them with gauze to fix them, and change the dressing once a day.

In addition to daily external use, drink dandelion root tea every day, oral and external use, the effect is better. If you are worried that dandelion flowers are cold in nature, you can add roses to make tea together. Rose has a very mild effect and can neutralize the cold. Rose can also regulate the heart, liver and blood vessels, relieve the body's depression, soothe the liver and regulate qi, which is also very helpful for breast hyperplasia.

Dandelion Root Tea Rose Tea:

Rose tea can invigorate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and adjust endocrine system. The combination of the two is neither cold nor dry.

Suitable groups: people with endocrine imbalance and prone to getting angry.

Dandelion Flower Green Tea:

Green tea is a fully fermented tea with a warm nature and can remove coldness. It can be consumed together with dandelion root tea to remove the coldness of dandelion flowers. It can also strengthen the spleen and stomach, remove toxins, promote the production of body fluids, quench thirst, remove heat, and expel fat to help lose weight.

Suitable groups: people with weak spleen and stomach, and those with three highs.

Dandelion Root Tea with Jujube:

Jujubes nourish blood and qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and have a very good effect on those with qi and blood deficiency.

Suitable group: people with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.

For patients with breast lumps, in addition to drinking dandelion tea, they also need to carry out daily medical care and treatment.