Xanthium ( 苍耳子 ) ...Chinese Herb...

Latin Plant Name

Xanthii

Pinyin Mandarin Name

Cang Er Zi

Common English Name

Cocklebur Fruit

Part of Plant Used

Fruit

Nature

Warm

Taste

Sweet, slightly bitter, poisonous

Meridians Entered

Liver, Lungs

Common Usages

This herb is used in formulas to treat headaches, sinus discharge and pain, arthritis with numbness, skin disorders, itching, and lumbago (TCM: due to dampness and wind); also used to treat acute pain of headache and neck stiffness (TCM: due to wind).

Traditional Usages and Functions

Opens nasal passages; disperses wind and expels dampness; Expels exterior wind.

Common Formulas Used In

Xanthium and Magnolia.

Processing Required

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Remarks

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Cautions in Use

Do not use when headache or arthritis is due to deficient Blood.

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