Categories: Herbs

Pu Gong Ying

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1 Also Known As:
2 Pu Gong Ying
- 2.1 Also Used For:

Also Known As:

Blowball, Cankerwort, Common Dandelion, Lion’s Tooth, Pissenlit, Priest’s Crown, Swine Snout, Taraxacum, Wild Endive. Taraxacum officinale, synonyms Leontodon taraxacum, Taraxacum vulgare.
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae.

Pu Gong Ying

Properties: BITTER, SWEET – COLD

Dosage: 9 – 30g.

Dandelion

Meridian: LIVER, STOMACH

-clear toxic heat and fire – liver heat with red-swollen-painful eyes

-dissipates nodules and abscess – firm-hard sores

-promotes lactation due to heat

-clear heat, resolves damp – jaundice, lin syndrome

Also Used For:

Orally, Pu Gong Ying/Dandelion plant is used for gallstones, bile stimulation, muscle aches, low urine output, indigestion, constipation, flatulence, as a tonic, and in anti-smoking preparations.
Also In Chinese medicine, Pu Gong Ying/Dandelion plant is used for treating breast cancer.
Traditionally, Pu Gong Ying/Dandelion plant has been used orally for diabetes, rheumatic conditions, heartburn, bruises, gout, stiff joints, eczema, and cancer.
Food uses, dandelion leaves are added to salads. The roasted root and extract are used as coffee substitutes.
Food Manufacturing, dandelion plant is a flavoring component for foods as well as beverages.

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Lorna McFadden, DCH

I have been a certified dental assistant for the past 16 years. Over that time I have been interested in many of the healing arts. In 1993, I became a reflexologist and continued to study other forms of alternative health. My passion for Homeopathy began when I was treated by a homeopath in 1998. I really resonated with the philosophy and treatment of homeopathy. Only after a few consultations I knew I had to become involved and help heal others. With restored health and a great deal of energy, I am driven to study this wonderful healing art. I have successfully completed the first milestone in my homeopathic career by graduating from the Vancouver Homeopathic Academy. I hope to write my Certification of Classical Homeopathy in the next few years. I am a member of the West Coast Homeopathic Society and regularly attend study sessions to stay updated and educated. I also attend local trade shows and educate the public on Homeopathy. I am recently married and reside in Langley with two cats and a golden retriever named Montana. My animals are wonderful homeopathic patients.