Title : The role of dandelion in viruses and aging through the digestive system
Abstract:
According to the data of the World Health Organization, most people in developed countries rely on traditional medicine to solve their primary medical care problems. Dandelion is a functional food and a homologous plant of medicine and food, which is rich in polysaccharides, total flavonoids, total phenolic compounds, saponins and other nutrients. Plant-derived products are the next generation of antibacterial and antiviral products. Dandelion extracts inhibit HBV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza viruses and rabies viruses, as well as the fungi Candida albicans and bacteria.
Dandelion not only inhibits a variety of pathogens, but also delays aging. And a variety of viruses such as herpes virus, influenza virus, Dengue virus and hepatitis C virus are closely related to aging. Dandelion extract complex improves the quality of life of elderly male respondents and has the potential to reduce or alleviate menopausal symptoms. And dandelion polysaccharide extract has shown the mechanisms of delaying aging in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity.
The books of Traditional Chinese Medicine have recorded that dandelion targets the stomach and the liver. Our study found that the three dandelion products related to microbial fermentation and probiotics all had the effect of assisting to protect the fatty liver of zebrafish induced by food, reducing the degree of aging zebrafish and regulating the intestinal flora of zebrafish. Therefore, we can speculate that dandelion can play a role in reducing fatty liver, inhibiting a variety of viruses and delaying aging through the gastro-hepato-intestinal digestive system.
Keywords: Dandelion, virus, aging, fatty liver, the gastro-hepato-intestinal digestive system
