Burdock refers to the root or stem of burdock that we often use. Burdock refers to the fruit of burdock, and its efficacy is different from that of burdock root. So, do you know the difference between burdock and burdock? Can they have dinner together? The roots of burdock can be used as medicine, but they are mostly used as vegetables. Even as a medicine, it is also used for dietotherapy. The fiber of burdock root can promote the peristalsis of large intestine, help defecation, reduce cholesterol in the body, reduce the accumulation of toxins and wastes in the body, and achieve the effects of preventing stroke and preventing and treating gastric cancer and uterine cancer. Western medicine believes that it not only has pharmacological effects such as diuresis, digestion, expectoration and diarrhea, but also is used for diet therapy of constipation, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Burdock in Wuxing soup refers to burdock root. Wuxing decoction can be used to treat cancer. Remove impurities from burdock leaves, blanch them in a boiling water pot, take them out, wash them, squeeze them dry and cut them into blocks. Heat an oil pan, add chopped green onion and stir-fry, add burdock leaves and salt, stir-fry until tasty, add monosodium glutamate and sprinkle chopped green onion. Serve. Eating this dish can treat headache, irritability, acute mastitis and other diseases. Healthy people can moisturize the skin and prolong life. Let's look at burdock again. Burdock is a pungent and cool drug for relieving exterior syndrome. It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, dispersing lung qi and penetrating rash, dispelling wind and heat, and relieving sore throat. Burdock root has the same effect as burdock, but it has stronger anti-tumor, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Burdock has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, dispersing lung qi and penetrating rash, relieving sore throat, resolving hard mass, detoxicating and reducing swelling. Which belong to wind-heat dispersing drug in exterior-relieving drugs. Modern research shows that Fructus Arctii can also be used to prevent and treat diabetic nephropathy. Arctigenin produced by hydrolysis of arctigenin in Fructus Arctii has anticancer activity. In traditional Chinese medicine, burdock is commonly used. Because the function of Fructus Arctii is stronger than that of Fructus Arctii root, taking Fructus Arctii as medicine can alleviate the pain of patients.