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🌿 Herb

Dandelion

1
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
Top Conditions Studied with Dandelion
📋 Sample Trials
NCT00442091
Dandelion Juice in the Treatment of Dyshidrotic Hand Eczema
Completed
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
PMID 35668940
Dandelion Seed Extract Affects Tumor Progression and Enhances the Sensitivity of Cisplatin in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Front Pharmacol · 2022
PMID 36147318
Dandelion extract inhibits triple-negative breast cancer cell proliferation by interfering with glycerophospholipids and unsaturated fatty acids metabolism
Front Pharmacol · 2022
🌿 All Herb data fields for Dandelion
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Pu Gong Ying
中文名 (Chinese)
蒲公英
Latin Name
Herba Taraxaci; Taraxaci Herba
English Name
Dandelion
Alias Names
凫公英; 蒲公草; 耩褥草; 仆公英; 仆公罂; 地丁; 金簪草; 孛孛丁菜; 黄花苗; 黄花郎; 鹁鸪英; 婆婆丁; 白鼓丁; 黄花地丁; 蒲公丁; 真痰草; 狗乳草; 奶汁草; 残飞坠; 黄狗头; 卜地蜈蚣; 鬼灯笼; 羊奶奶草; 双英卜地; 黄花草; 古古丁
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Sweet; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Stomach
Part Used
Aerial parts
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
清热药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and resolve toxin, dissipate binds and disperse swelling, disinhibit urine and free strangury.
Indication (主治)
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
🔗 External References
TCMID
2057
TCM-ID
1632
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (29 fields)
name
Dandelion
chinese name
蒲公英
pinyin name
Pu Gong Ying
latin name
Herba Taraxaci; Taraxaci Herba
english name
Dandelion
properties english
Bitter; Sweet; Cold
meridians english
Liver; Stomach
use part
Aerial parts
tcmid id
2057
herb id str
HERB004401
function text
To clear heat and resolve toxin, dissipate binds and disperse swelling, disinhibit urine and free strangury.
indication
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
therapeutic en class
Heat-Clearing Medicinal
therapeutic cn class
清热药
tcm id id
1632
alias name
凫公英; 蒲公草; 耩褥草; 仆公英; 仆公罂; 地丁; 金簪草; 孛孛丁菜; 黄花苗; 黄花郎; 鹁鸪英; 婆婆丁; 白鼓丁; 黄花地丁; 蒲公丁; 真痰草; 狗乳草; 奶汁草; 残飞坠; 黄狗头; 卜地蜈蚣; 鬼灯笼; 羊奶奶草; 双英卜地; 黄花草; 古古丁
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