Burdock Fructus ( 牛蒡子 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Arctii Lappae
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子
Common
English Name
Burdock Fruit
Part
of Plant Used
Fruit
Nature
Slightly cold
Taste
Acrid, slightly bitter
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Stomach
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms of red and swollen throat,
cough with yellow phlegm, fever, and measles; also used for other heat-related
rashes and for carbuncles (TCM: imbalances of internal heat, wind heat, and
wind dampness).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Disperses wind heat and benefits the throat; detoxifies fire poison; encourages
rashes to surface; moistens Intestines.
Common
Formulas Used In
Lonicera and Forsythia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
-
Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb when there are open sores or carbuncles, or where there
is deficient Qi and diarrhea.
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