Functions: dispersing wind-heat, disinfecting swelling.

Adjunctive treatment; the main treatment of wind-heat cold, headache, cough, fever and face swelling, sore throat, gum swelling and pain, rheumatism and paralysis, articulation of obstruction in the abdomen, carbuncle boils and malignant sores, hemorrhoids and prolapse of the anus.

Use and dosage: internal: decoction, 6-15g; or pounded juice; or powder; or soaked in wine. External use: appropriate amount, pounding compress; or boiling cream coating; or decoction of water to wash.

Precautions "Gleanings of the Materia Medica": evil solid root, steam storm dry, not er, people want to vomit.

Pharmacological effects

1, growth-promoting effect: burdock root prepared natural edible fiber, different proportions added to the basal diet containing poisoned dose of amaranth purple, feeding weaned rats, the results of the rats to accelerate the growth of rats, and more than the basal diet alone group rats.

2, other effects: with dichloromethane and ethanol, isolated from the burdock root to inhibit tumor growth of substances. In addition, there are antibacterial and antifungal effects.

Expanded Information:

1, the treatment of the time of the residual fever does not go away, irritability and thirst, limb weakness, can not be Diet: burdock root mashed and twisted to take the juice, serve a small calorie. ("Sheng Hui Fang")

2, the treatment of heat attack on the heart, irritability and trance: burdock root mashed juice of one liter. Divided into three servings after eating. ("Food Medicine State of Mind")

3, the treatment of head and face suddenly swollen, heat toxic wind attack, or hands and feet, head and face red swollen, touching pain: burdock root wash and research, wine into a paste, spread on the paper, paste the swollen place, and still hot wine mix down, a service, the swelling stops the pain is reduced. ("Doumen Fang")

4, the treatment of heat swelling in the throat: mouse sticky root (cut) a liter. With five liters of water, boil three liters, divided into warm three or four service. Avoid garlic, noodles. (Yan Nian Secret Record)

5, the treatment of pediatric pharyngeal swelling: burdock root mashed juice, fine swallowing. (Pu Ji Fang)

State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine - burdock root