Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock Fruit, Arctium)
Submitted by yyh_staff on Mon, 2008-06-09 12:13.
Chinese Name:
Niu Bang ZiEnglish Name:
Great Burdock Fruit, ArctiumFunctions and Usage:
- Expels wind-heat (acrid), benefits throat - fever, cough, sore, red, swollen throat.
- Clears heat (bitter, cold), relieves toxicity, vents rashes - red swellings, carbuncles, mumps, acute febrile rashes, early stages of measles with incomplete expression.
- Moistens intestines (rich plant oil - slippery) - constipation due to wind-heat (cold nature of the herb).
Functional Groupings (Click for Summary/Study Notes):
Dosage and Preparation Notes:
- Dosage: 3-9g
Temperature and Taste Properties:
Contraindications:
- Avoid in qi deficiency, diarrhea, lack of excess heat.
- Avoid when open sores and/or carbuncles are present.
Notes:
- Compare with Bo He, Chan Tui, Jing Jie, Jiang Can for the treatment of skin diseases; Niu Bang Zi is the coldest of the herbs in this class.
- Does not induce sweating.
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