Niu Bang Zi
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Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: arctium, achene of great burdock, burdock fruit
Pharmacuetical Name: Fructus Arctii
Properties: acrid, bitter, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LU, ST
Flavors: bitter, pungent
Special Properties:
clears heat, eliminates toxins, disperses wind
Actions / Indications:
- Dispel wind heat; benefits throat (external wind-heat
with fever, cough and sore / red / swollen throat or tonsils, mumps)
- Clears toxic heat (early stages of skin purulent
infections, carbuncles, erythemas, mumps)
- Vents rashes (eczema, early stage of measles; also
acute febrile maculopapular rashes)
Special Notes:
- (cooking: crush before decocting)
- An essential herb for sore throat due to wind heat.
- Niu Bang Gen (Radix Arctii), the root of the same plant,
has been used infrequently but its use is increasing due to the fact
that it has been shown to protect the liver from chemically induced
damage (such as acetaminophen).
Contraindications:
- (cc: qi deficiency and diarrhea; caution for loose stool)
- (cc: open sores and carbuncles)
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