Dandelion is a perennial herb with a flower head and a pom-pom formed by white pappus on the seeds.

Dandelion is a perennial herb. Root conical, surface brown, shriveled, leaf margin sometimes with wavy teeth or pinnately lobed, base attenuates into petioles, petioles and main veins often reddish-purple, upper scapes purple-red, densely covered with spider silk-like white Villous; flower head, involucre campanulate, achenes dark brown, long pappus white, flowering and fruiting period from April to October.

Dandelion is a perennial perennial plant. Under wild conditions, biennial plants can bloom and set seeds. In early summer, the number of blooms and nodes increases with the growth period. Some flowers have more than 20 flowers per plant, and the number of flowers per plant of excellent varieties can be as high as 20. Above, the seeds matured 13 to 15 days after flowering. The shell of the flower tray changes from green to yellow-green, and the seeds can be harvested from milky white to brown. Don't wait until the flower disc is cracked before harvesting, otherwise the seeds will be easily scattered and lost, and the loss will be large. Generally, the number of seeds per flower head is more than 100. The thousand-grain weight of large-leaf dandelion seeds is about 2 grams, and the thousand-grain weight of small-leaf dandelion seeds is about 0.8 to 1.2 grams.

Dandelion has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dissipating knots, and reducing inflammation. Dandelion is a wild plant that can be eaten as food or used as medicine. It is widely used in Chinese medicine treatment. If you have a sore throat, red and swollen skin, etc., you can eat dandelion, which has a certain relieving effect, and the price is relatively low.

For female mammary glands, such as mastitis and mammary gland hyperplasia, eating dandelion can have a therapeutic effect. If you have mastitis, you can mash the dandelion and apply it to the place where the mammary gland is inflamed, which has an anti-inflammatory effect. If stomach heat causes dry stool, taking dandelion has the effect of clearing heat and dispelling fire. The specific use situation needs to be based on the test results and symptomatic medication.

Of course, there are some side effects of dandelion consumption in excess. The first is that if a large amount of dandelion is consumed, gastrointestinal reactions will occur, especially for patients with weak gastrointestinal tract. If a large amount of dandelion is consumed, nausea and vomiting will occur. At this time, it is necessary to go to the hospital for testing and treatment. Second, dandelion is a cold food. For people with spleen and stomach deficiency, if they eat too much, the symptoms will also worsen. Third, some people are allergic to dandelion, which will cause red spots and rashes on the skin.