Burdock, mainly produced in Taiwan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places, is the fleshy root of burdock, a plant of the genus Burdock in the family Asteraceae. Burdock has wind dispersal, detoxification and swelling effect, used for wind-heat colds, cough, sore throat, constipation, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, dizziness, external treatment of the head and face of the wind and poisonous red swelling, fever toothache, gum pain, carbuncle jaundice and malignant sores, mumps and venom and other diseases.

1. Stomach laxative

Burdock contains a large amount of cellulose, most of which is semi-fibrous, cellulose in the stomach to absorb water and expansion, but also promotes the secretion of gastric acid, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, promote defecation, and also help the gastrointestinal tract to eliminate toxins, stomach and digestion, constipation also has a certain therapeutic effect.

2. The burdock has the effect of dispersing wind and heat, detoxifying and eliminating swelling, and is used for wind-heat colds, coughs, sore throats, and other symptoms, which can alleviate the body's discomforts.

3. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer

The fiber of burdock can promote peristalsis, help defecation, reduce cholesterol in the body, reduce toxins, waste accumulation in the body, to prevent stroke and prevention of gastric cancer, uterine cancer, burdock in the body of the chemical reaction can produce more than thirty kinds of substances, of which "a lot of folic acid "Burdock can prevent adverse changes in human cells, preventing the production of cancer cells. At the same time, burdock promotes the proliferation of cells in the body, strengthens and enhances white blood cells, platelets, and makes T-cells grow at a rate of three times the rate, strengthening immunity and enhancing the efficacy of anti-cancer. In addition, burdock polyphenols have anti-cancer and anti-mutagenic effects.

4. Improve osteoporosis

Burdock can enhance the content of collagen in the body, collagen in the hydroxyproline is the plasma calcium transported to the bone cells of the carrier, collagen in the bone tissue is the calcium hydroxylphosphate binder, calcium hydroxylphosphate and collagen constitute the main body of the skeleton. Frequent consumption of burdock can to a certain extent raw prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

5. Weight loss and beauty

Burdock can clean up blood waste, promote the body cell metabolism, prevent aging, make the skin beautiful and meticulous, can eliminate pigmentation, melasma, and burdock is rich in dietary fiber, can promote blood circulation, remove gastrointestinal waste, facilitate laxative, reduce cholesterol, reduce toxins, waste in the body to achieve weight loss effect.

6. Anti-aging

Human life in the normal activities of the metabolic process, will produce a harmful to health, promote cellular aging substances - free radicals, they can contribute to the production of pigmentation, the generation of age spots, the appearance of age spots in the body surface, indicating that the cells in the body has entered the stage of aging, the burdock tubers contain the enzyme peroxidase. The tuber contains peroxidase, which can enhance the vitality of cellular immune mechanism, remove oxygen free radicals in the body, prevent the generation and accumulation of pigment in the body, anti-aging, anti-aging, and provide the body with the internal protection environment to fight and remove oxygen free radicals.

7. Calcium

The calcium content in burdock is very high, more than 9 times that of celery, and cut burdock tubers basically do not contain oxalic acid, there is no negative impact on the absorption of calcium, so burdock is a very good source of calcium, calcium and the prevention of osteoporosis and other diseases.

8. Enhance immunity

Burdock can promote the proliferation of cells in the body, strengthen and enhance the white blood cells, platelets, so that the T-cells to 3 times the rate of growth, strengthen immunity, enhance the effectiveness of anti-cancer.