Arctium fruit
(Niubangzi)
Pharmaceutical
Name: Fructus Arctii.
Botanical
Name: Arctium lappa L.
Common
Name: Arctium fruit, Burdock fruit.
Source
of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu.
Part
Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fruit is
gathered in autumn and dried in the sun. The raw fruit can be used, or it can
be baked and smashed and then used.
Properties
& Taste: Pungent, bitter and cold.
Meridians:
Lung and stomach
Functions:
1. To disperse wind-heat and benefit the throat; 2. To release toxins
and bring rashes to the surface.
Indications
& Combinations:
1. Sore throat caused by invasion of wind
and heat: Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) is used with Platycodon root (Jiegeng),
Mentha (Bohe) and Schizonepeta (Jingjie) in the formula Niubang Tang.
2. Incomplete expression of measles rash. To
encourage rashes to the surface: Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) is used with
Cimicifuga rhizome (Shengma), Pueraria root (Gegen) and Mentha (Bohe).
3. Toxic heat manifested as swelling,
carbuncles and mumps: Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) is used with Viola
(Zihuadiding) and Wild chrysanthemum flower (Yejuhua).
Dosage:
3-10 g.
Cautions
& Contraindications: This herb should be used with caution. It is
contraindicated in patients with diarrhea.
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