Patient's question:
Female, 52 years old. I went through menopause two years ago, but recently I've been experiencing intense itching in my external genitalia and vaginal opening, and the odor of my discharge is also quite strong. Please ask: Which gynecological conditions can dandelion treat?Doctor's answer:
Dandelion and Verbena are combined. Verbena has a bitter taste, pungent nature, and slightly cold property. It promotes blood circulation, regulates menstruation, reduces inflammation, and diuretic. When these two herbs are used together, they can enhance heat-clearing and diuresis, making them suitable for conditions such as women with damp-heat type dysuria, hematuria, excessive leukorrhea, or irregular menstruation and amenorrhea.Dandelion and selfheal are combined. Selfheal has a bitter taste and cold property, and is effective in treating scrofula and goiter. When used with dandelion, it can clear heat, resolve stagnation, cool blood, and apply topical medication. It is often used to treat conditions such as uterine fibroids caused by phlegm-heat stagnation, pelvic inflammatory cysts, metrorrhagia, breast abscesses, and breast hyperplasia.
In daily life, it is important to maintain a regular schedule, take precautions against cold, eat light and soft foods, ensure good ventilation, and drink plenty of warm water to prevent the condition from recurring.