Burdock has the effects of dispelling wind and clearing away heat, clearing away heat and toxic materials, dispersing lung qi and relieving sore throat. Soaking in water is mostly used to treat wind-heat cold, lung-heat cough, constipation, carbuncle swelling, rubella itching and other diseases.
Fructus Arctii can be used alone or in combination with other traditional Chinese medicines to enhance the curative effect. Burdock is slightly cold, and it is best not to take it for those with deficiency of spleen and stomach.