Dandantou (elephantopus scaber) has the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood, diuresis, detoxification, etc. It can be used to treat hyperactive liver fire, sore toxicity, scabies, short urine, urination difficulties, beriberi, jaundice, gonorrhea, edema caused by kidney deficiency, cough, sputum, blurred vision caused by lung fire, etc. However, it is contraindicated for patients with cold syndrome, physical weakness, and spleen and stomach weakness.
1. Dantantou, also known as bitter elephantopus scaber, tianjiecai, jikezhan, majiabaixing, modandantou, is distributed in southern provinces of China, especially in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian. The whole plant is used as medicine, with the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, detumescence, and diuresis. It is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat colds, bacillary dysentery, gastroenteritis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, nephritis edema, conjunctivitis, furuncle, etc.
2. Dantantou has the function of clearing heat and cooling blood. It can be used to treat redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes caused by hyperactive liver fire, blurred vision, dizziness, upset and agitated emotions caused by heart fire, cough and sputum caused by lung fire, halitosis and vomiting caused by stomach fire, and epistaxis, hematemesis, vomiting of blood caused by blood heat.
3. Dantantou has diuretic properties and can be used to treat urination difficulties, short urine, gonorrhea, edema caused by kidney deficiency, etc.
4. Dantantou has detoxifying properties and can be used to treat sore toxicity, scabies, and other symptoms.
5. If you suffer from lung heat cough, repeated cough with yellow sputum, accompanied by symptoms such as dry mouth, sore throat, body heat, red urine, and constipation, you can use 30 grams of dantantou and 30 grams of feixingcao (lung-shaped herb) together and decoct them in water for consumption.
