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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