Black tea is warm, and the tannic acid contained in the processed tea is not so strong, so the bitterness of tea is not obvious, and this kind of tea will not stimulate the stomach very strongly. Therefore, for people with gastrointestinal problems, it is recommended to drink more black tea to warm the stomach. Although dandelion is not a cold plant, it is not as bitter as Coptis chinensis, but its efficacy of clearing fire and drying heat is outstanding. It is especially suitable for clearing fire, eliminating dryness and clearing heat, and has obvious improvement effect on symptoms such as sore throat and aphtha caused by it. Microorganisms that cause inflammation such as duodenal ulcer, pneumonia, mumps, mastitis, cholecystitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, abdominal infection, small area burn complicated with infection have inhibitory effects, but dandelion has not been found to inhibit or kill cancer cells.
But this so-called anti-cancer effect, the current research shows that the main components of dandelion, such as polysaccharides, flavonoids, phenolic acids, triterpenoids, phytosterols, etc., have a certain effect on the treatment of tumors, and are by no means real "anti-cancer" effects! From proving its effectiveness to developing drugs that benefit mankind, the experiment is only the first step, followed by Phase I, Phase II, Phase III clinical trials, and even large-scale randomized double-blind controlled trials. However, these papers were published in relatively poor journals because the experimental results were not satisfactory. So if you see a patient go to the hospital with cancer, the doctor will still choose surgery plus radiotherapy and chemotherapy instead of letting the patient eat dandelion.