Dandelion kills cancer cells, treats thyroid nodules, science or rumor? make it clear for you

Ms. Wu is a new mother. When the baby was four months old, she often felt chest pains. The neighbor aunt was a visitor and told her that it might be a breast carbuncle problem. She suggested drinking dandelion.

Ms. Wu was very flustered, and immediately followed the advice given by her neighbors, dried fresh dandelions and soaked them in water to drink, hoping to solve the problem of breast carbuncle as soon as possible. However, after drinking dandelion tea for two days, Ms. Wu developed diarrhea and had to go to the hospital.

After understanding Ms. Wu's situation, the doctor explained that dandelion is a cold and cool medicinal material, and Ms. Wu has a weak spleen and stomach. If a large dose or long-term use is taken, it is likely to damage the spleen and stomach, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea. Dandelion is not suitable for everyone and should not be self-medicated.

There are many magical uses of dandelion in the folk, such as anti-cancer, treatment of thyroid nodules, etc. Is that really true? What should I pay attention to when drinking?

1. Can drinking dandelion fight cancer?

The statement that "dandelion can kill 98% of cancer cells within two days" actually came from the foreign healtheternally English website. The researcher of this test is Professor Pan Di, who has been researching anticancer of dandelion extract for many years.

In Professor Panty's previous research, he examined the effect of dandelion extract on leukemia and pancreatic cancer, but these were cell experiments, and there was no mechanism of action as support, indicating that dandelion extract deserves further research.

In addition, the anti-cancer effect of dandelion researched by Professor Pan Di is different from the anti-cancer effect of dandelion circulating on the Internet . The dandelion proposed by Prof. Panty can kill 98% of cancer cells. In fact, it is only a cell experiment in a test tube . This is completely different from killing cancer cells in the human body.

In addition, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center observed that dandelion root has estrogen-stimulating activity, so hormone-sensitive cancer cells may grow faster under the stimulation of dandelion.

Therefore, it should be viewed in a correct way, "helping to fight cancer" does not mean "anti-cancer effect", let alone "eating this plant can prevent cancer". Dandelion is known as the "Queen of Herbs". It is a Chinese herbal medicine. It is unrealistic to fight cancer through ordinary food and drinks.

2. Can dandelion also treat thyroid nodules?

Regarding this issue, Liu Guangzhen, president of Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, responded: There is no basis.

Director Liu Guangzhen explained that dandelion is a common traditional Chinese medicine with the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying and dispersing knots, and has a certain curative effect on folliculitis, boils, and purulent masses and boils.

However, the possibility of simply using dandelion to cure thyroid nodules is actually very small, because whether in the laboratory or clinically, there is no evidence that dandelion single Chinese medicine can treat thyroid nodules, thyroid tumors, thyroid cancer or other cancers. full.

3. What happens to people who often drink dandelion water?

Dandelion is not only beautiful, but also has nutritional value, and the nutrient composition of dandelion is similar to that of ordinary vegetables, including vitamin C and some B vitamins, minerals, etc.

The root of dandelion is rich in protein, polysaccharide, vitamin E and vitamin C, etc., which can promote the metabolism of the human body, help the excretion of metabolic toxins, and are good for liver health. In addition, the root of dandelion can also promote the secretion of bile, help digestion and absorption, and nourish the stomach.

Dandelion is known as a "natural antibiotic". In fact, its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect actually comes from chlorogenic acid, and the chlorogenic acid in dandelion leaves is slightly higher than that in roots.

Chinese people like to make tea with fresh dandelion after drying, so what is the effect of dandelion tea? Continued use may have the following 4 effects.

•Detoxification

Dandelion has a certain effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and is used to treat the symptoms of boils, such as redness, swelling, and heat toxin, and has a certain effect on the treatment of various heat-toxin diseases. In addition, the effect of dandelion tea is also very good for the treatment of fever, redness and swelling caused by liver heat, or the treatment of wound infection and suppuration.

•Antibacterial anti-inflammatory

Drinking dandelion soaked in water can achieve a certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect, and help drive away a variety of viruses and bacteria in the body, especially Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Drinking dandelion soaked water on weekdays can also prevent enteritis and wound infections.

• Diuretic swelling

The content of potassium in dandelion is relatively high, and potassium has the effect of eliminating edema, so people with puffiness can drink some dandelion tea properly, which can help diuresis and reduce swelling.

•Remove damp heat

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Dandelion detoxifies food, disperses stagnant qi, transforms heat toxin, eliminates nausea and swelling, and tuberculosis. As a cold Chinese herbal medicine, dandelion can help relieve discomfort such as yellow tongue coating and nausea caused by damp heat. In addition, it also has a certain effect on acne caused by damp heat.

Fourth, eat dandelion, there are a few points to pay attention to

After talking about the benefits of dandelion, everyone must be more interested in dandelion, but although dandelion is good, not everyone can eat it. Moreover, as a traditional Chinese medicine, there are also precautions when taking dandelion!

1. How much dandelion can eat? , what happens if you eat too much?

According to the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" (2020 edition), the dosage of the whole dried dandelion herb is 10-15g. Because dandelion is cold, if you eat too much, you may experience gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

2. Don't drink indiscriminately

When making tea with dandelion, be careful not to mix it with some wrong things. For example, dandelion with spicy food such as pepper and ginger may lead to alternating cold and heat; dandelion with lotus seed heart, bitter tea and other cold ingredients may lead to excessive cold, such a wrong combination It will cause harm to the body, not only can not maintain health, but even bury hidden dangers of disease.

3. Three types of people are not suitable

• People with weak stomach

Dandelion, as a cold medicinal material, can clear heat, but for people with weak stomachs, they may suffer from stomach upset or stomach cramps, resulting in diarrhea, nausea and vomiting and other uncomfortable symptoms.

• People who are prone to allergies

If you are prone to allergies on weekdays and have never eaten dandelion, then you should pay attention at this time. Some allergic people may experience itching or urticaria after using dandelion and its ingredients in food, and some patients may have allergic reactions such as paleness and chills after injection of dandelion injection.

• Wind-cold infection/cold-cold

Many colds and sore throat symptoms are mostly caused by heat toxins. Dandelion is very good at this time, but for colds caused by exogenous cold and body cold, it is not suitable to use dandelion, because it is likely to aggravate the disease and cause adverse effects.

If it is not a taboo crowd of dandelion, you can drink a little dandelion tea on weekdays, but pay attention to controlling the amount. In addition, the claim that dandelion kills cancer cells has yet to be confirmed, and everyone should not deify the effect of dandelion. If you have symptoms of discomfort, it is best to go to the hospital for examination instead of drawing conclusions yourself.

References:

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