Mr. Liu, who is nearly 60 years old this year, is a Guangdong native, but he is different from ordinary Guangdong natives. Generally speaking, Guangdong people have relatively light tastes, but his tastes are particularly heavy. He likes to eat some spicy and heavy-tasting foods, such as Chongqing hotpot , spicy hotpot, barbecue, stinky tofu, etc.
Half a year ago, Mr. Liu always felt abdominal distension and abdominal pain after eating each time. Especially after eating spicy food, the pain became worse and worse, and he also found that his weight was getting lighter and lighter. One day, not long after dinner, I had severe stomachache and . Seeing this, my family quickly sent Mr. Liu to the hospital.
After a series of examinations, Mr. Liu was finally diagnosed with early gastric cancer . The doctor advised Mr. Liu to undergo surgical treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the condition. However, when Mr. Liu heard that the operation was going to be done and the cost was so expensive, he refused the doctor's advice and went home.
gastric cancer
By chance, Uncle Liu saw an article about dandelions that can fight cancer. Uncle Liu also believed in traditional Chinese medicine, so he soaked dandelions in water every day.
has been drinking this way for nearly three months, so I went to the hospital for a follow-up examination. After examination, it was found that Mr. Liu's condition not only did not improve, but instead worsened and had already developed into the middle stage of gastric cancer. Uncle Liu couldn't help but wonder, didn't he say that dandelions can fight cancer? Why is there no effect at all?
So, is the statement that dandelion fights cancer true or false? Today, the left-handed will talk to you about this issue and let you know about dandelion.
Dandelion
1. Can dandelion kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours? Is this true?
A small dandelion, why do some people say that it has anti-cancer effects? It turns out that this source comes from a Canadian scientist's research. The study found that dandelions can kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours, and based on this as a theoretical basis, an article was published.
Seeing this, many people may be surprised. If dandelions can really kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours, does that mean that dandelions can be soaked in water to prevent cancer?
In fact, things are not that simple. First, the study was to extract dandelion roots, and then put some cancer cells into these extract . After 48 hours, 98% of the cancer cells were killed on a large scale by the dandelion extract. Simply put, it is to directly act on the extract of dandelion root with cancer cells, and it can only work after a long period of time.
Dandelion root
And dandelion soaked in water and dandelion extract are all two things, and they cannot be confused. There are very few active ingredients released during dandelion soaking in water, and it is still unknown whether it can play a certain role.
Secondly, this study was conducted in vitro, and the extract of dandelion root directly interacts with cancer cells. After dandelion is soaked in water and absorbed and metabolized by the human body, the effective ingredients may have been metabolized by the human body. In addition, even if these active ingredients can enter the human body and reach the tumor site with the blood circulation, it only stays for a short time, and the effective concentration of the drug will become very low after being diluted by blood. This is simply not able to kill cancer cells like in vitro research.
Finally, for this study, the original author also publicly stated that the study was only an experimental stage and was a scientific research result. No relevant clinical trials were conducted in human experiments, so this study cannot be directly applied to human anti-cancer.
Cancer cells
Of course, this is not the only study on dandelion's anti-cancer. Many scholars in my country have conducted some research on the direction of dandelion's anti-cancer and achieved some results. However, these studies are based on dandelion extracts, confirming that dandelion extract does have a certain impact on tumor cells.
Therefore, we should look at the problem of dandelion fighting cancer rationally. It is the extract of dandelion at work, not just drinking dandelion water can work. Never blindly believe in the statement that dandelion fights cancer, and don’t overly deify its effects. To suffer from cancer, scientific treatment still needs to be relied on.
2. Ordinary dandelions, these three functions are real
Although there is no information yet to confirm whether taking dandelions can really play a role in anti-cancer, dandelions, as a traditional Chinese medicine in my country, are extremely ordinary. They can be found in wilderness, hillsides, fields, grasses and other places, but they are called the "herb queen". They are widely used and have three well-known functions.
Dandelion
And these three real effects of dandelion are recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia: "Dandelion is bitter, sweet and cold in nature. It is mainly used to clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and disperse nodules, promote diuresis and promote diuresis. It is used for furuncles, swelling, breast abscess, scrofula, red eyes, sore throat, lung abscess , intestinal abscess , damp heat jaundice, hot and astringent pain. " specific effects are as follows :
1. Clear heat and detoxify
The medicinal properties of dandelion belong to bitter and cold, and bitter and cold Chinese medicines can generally clear heat and remove fire and detoxify. Moreover, dandelion also enters the liver meridian and stomach meridian. Therefore, it is particularly good at removing liver fire and stomach fire , which has a good effect on jaundice caused by damp heat , red eyes caused by excessive liver fire, and sore throat caused by stomach fire.
Clear heat and detoxify
In addition, the heat and detoxify effect of dandelion can not only play a role in internal use, but also play a role in external use, such as furuncles, swelling, breast abscess, and pain caused by heat and toxins, etc., and external application can also play a role in clearing heat and detoxifying. In fact, while dandelion clears heat and detoxifies, pharmacological research has also found that it has certain antibacterial effects, so it also has certain effects on some infectious inflammation when applied externally.
2. Reduce swelling and dispersing nodules
In the past, dandelions were generally only used for breast abscess and sores because they had a good effect of reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. Modern pharmacological research has found that dandelions actually have the effect of promoting breast milk, which can effectively clear the obstruction of the breast vessels, thus having the effect of promoting breast milk.
Reduce swelling and dispersing nuclei
Therefore, for breast abscess (that is what we now call acute mastitis ), it is actually liver qi stagnation that causes breast obstruction, resulting in heat and toxin accumulation and breast inflammation; and sores are also attributed to meridian blockage and heat and toxin accumulation. Therefore, taking dandelion decoction alone orally or applying externally to the local area can alleviate swelling and disperse nodules.
3. Diuretic and irrigation
Dandelion also has a sweet and light medicinal property, and sweet and light promotes diuretic and dampness . Therefore, it can remove dampness and heat in the body by promoting the operation of water and increasing urine excretion. This will play a role in diuretic and irrigation. It can relieve urinary tract infections , urinary tract stones, etc. caused by dampness and heat, and can not only clear heat and detoxify, but also relieve heat and astringent pain.
Diac urination
In fact, in addition to the diuretic effect, dandelion also has a choleretic effect. After pharmacological research abroad, it was found that the gallbladder effect of dandelion has certain effects on chronic gallbladder spasm and stone calculi.
Dandelion soaks in water
Because of the medicinal properties of dandelion, although it has a good effect in clearing heat and detoxifying, taking bitter and cold substances for a long time can easily damage the spleen and stomach of the human body, so it cannot be taken in large quantities for normal people for a long time.
Dialectical use of
If you really need to use dandelions, it is best to consult a Chinese medicine doctor before using it, especially if you use it under Chinese medicine doctor dialectical use. It is best to use it with other Chinese medicine doctors. It will not only have better results, but also have fewer side effects. #Health Science Competition#
Reference:
[1] Can dandelion root kill 98% of cancer cells? [J]. Encyclopedia Knowledge, 2017:30-30.
[2] "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" 2020 edition, China Medical Science and Technology Press
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