The English name of Burdock Burdock Pinyin Niubang is based on the whole grass of Burdock in Compositae. Alias burdock, burdock, burdock, beef dish, beef seed, barley, old pig ear, black radish, white muscle ginseng. Sex is cool and sweet. Function: clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving swelling and pain. Every 100g contains 87g of water, 4.7g of protein, 0.8g of fat, 3g of carbohydrate, 2.4g of crude fiber and 2.4g of ash. Calcium 242 mg, phosphorus 6 1 mg, iron 7.6 mg, carotene 3.9 mg, thiamine 0.02 mg, riboflavin 0.29 mg, nicotinic acid 1. 1 mg, vitamin c 25 mg, and also contains strong antibacterial components. This antibacterial component has the highest content in flowering period and is mainly effective against Staphylococcus aureus. [1] Burdock is famous for burdock, cowherb seed, old pig ear, black radish, white ginseng and barley. It is a biennial herb of Arctium in Compositae. Wild species are perennial plants, and cultivated species are biennial large herbs. Its tender leaves and fleshy roots are edible. Burdock root is also a kind of health food and a variety of exports to earn foreign exchange. The main producing areas are Hebei, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, and they are planted all over the country. [1] Arctium lappa L. is an ancient food and vegetable that can be used as medicine and food in China. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen called it "cutting seedlings and scouring vegetables, taking roots and cooking them, and revealing them as preserves, which is beneficial to people". In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is recorded in detail that "the twelve meridians can be used to remove pathogenic factors from the five internal organs"; Aberdeen, a famous doctor, called it "a man who lives a long life and is suitable for the old." Su Song, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once described burdock as follows: "Leaves are as long as taro, brown as grape stones, and shells are as small and prickly as chestnuts." "People with big roots are especially good for cooking." Dr. Al Mindel, a world-famous expert in nutrition and health care, described this in his book "Anti-aging Classics": "The root of burdock is deeply loved by people all over the world. It is a mild nutritious herb that can help the body maintain a good working condition. Burdock can be eaten every day without any side effects, and it can restore the balance of various systems in the body.