蒲公英,俗称孛孛丁、婆婆丁、蒲公丁、黄花三七等。菊科作物,多年生草本。直根系,根系发达。耐寒、耐涝、耐瘠、耐热、抗旱、抗病,适应性强。叶片绿色,倒披针形,羽状深裂。花茎中空,4～5月开花,瘦果,种子着生白色冠毛,千粒重0.6g 左右。广泛分布于山坡、草地、河岸、沙地及田野间。全草含蒲公英甾醇、胆碱、菊糖、果胶、核黄素、胡罗卜素、维生素 c、维生素 d、有机酸等,是一味传统的重要中草药,能清热解毒、利尿散结。主治急性乳腺炎、淋巴腺炎、瘰疠、疔毒疮肿、急性结膜炎、急性扁桃体炎、急性支气管炎、胃炎、肝炎、感冒发热、 Dandelion, commonly known as Polo Ding, her mother Ding, Pu Gong Ding, yellow thirty-seven and so on. Asteraceae crops, perennial herbs. Straight roots, developed roots. Cold, waterlogging, barren, heat, drought, disease resistance, adaptability. Leaf blade green, oblanceolate, pinnatisect. Stems hollow, April to May flowering, achenes, seeds with white crown, 1000 grain weight of about 0.6g. Widely distributed in the slopes, grasslands, banks, sand and fields. Whole plant with dandelion sterols, choline, inulin, pectin, riboflavin, carotene, vitamin c, vitamin d, organic acids, etc., is blindly traditional important Chinese herbal medicine, detoxification, diuretic Sanjie. Indications of acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, 瘰 疠, 疔 sores, acute conjunctivitis, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cold and fever,