Herbal medicine for frequent urination and urgency-dandelion

Dandelion is a dual-purpose plant used for both medicinal and culinary purposes. In traditional medicine, it is commonly employed to clear heat and detoxify the body, promote diuresis to alleviate strangury, and dissipate abscesses and nodules. Modern research has also confirmed that it contains active components with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.

I. Medicinal Effects and Applicable Symptoms

1. Clearing Heat and Detoxifying

• Suitable for wind-heat cold, sore throat, and red, swollen, painful eyes. It can alleviate inflammatory reactions caused by heat-toxins.
• Helps eliminate dampness and toxins from the body, providing auxiliary therapeutic effects for conditions such as vaginitis and fungal infections.
• Decoction or tea preparation, often combined with honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) and mint (Mentha).

1. Promoting Diuresis and Relieving Strangury

• Improves urinary tract infections, frequent urination, urgency, dysuria, and jaundice by enhancing urination to expel damp-heat.
• Combining with plantain herb (Plantago asiatica), cogongrass rhizome (Imperata cylindrica), or corn silk (Zea mays) can enhance efficacy.

1. Dissipating Abscesses and Nodules

• External application or oral administration can relieve mastitis, skin abscesses, acne, and boils, reducing local redness, swelling, heat, and pain.
• Crushed fresh dandelion applied topically can clear heat, detoxify, and reduce swelling.
• Note: A skin tolerance test is recommended before applying fresh dandelion externally.

It should be noted that a single herb can only be used as an auxiliary treatment. If the symptoms are severe, you need to consult a doctor or pharmacist to use it in combination with other herbs to achieve a healing effect.