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Arctium Fruit (niu
bang zi)
Fructus
Arctii
Properties:
Arctium is pungent and bitter
in flavour, cold in nature and acts on the lung,
stomach and large intestine channels. Pungent
for dispersing exopathogens, and bitter and cold
for clearing heat from the interior, it has a
weak effect of relieving exterior syndromes but
a strong effect of clearing heat, accompanied by
an effect of alleviating diarrhea. Therefore, it
is particularly suitable for patients with
wind-heat type of exterior syndromes or
constipation duo to excessive toxic heat in the
lung and stomach.
Effects:
Dispersing wind-heat, relieving sore throat,
promoting eruption, clearing heat and removing
toxins.
Indication:
1.
To treat wind-heat duo to exopathogens,
fever, headache, cough and sore throat, or
upward attack by wind-heat, conjunctival
congestion and sore throat and other syndromes,
arctium is often used in combination with
peppermint, honeysuckle flower and other herbs,
such as Yin Qiao Powder and Niubang Decoction.
2.
To treat infantile measles without smooth
eruption or itching from Germen measles, it is
often used in combination with schizonepeta,
peppermint and other herbs for dispersing wind
and promoting eruption.
In addition,
arctium can also be used it treat sore and
carbuncle caused by toxic heat, swelling pain of
mumps and other syndromes.
Dosage and Administration:
3-10g. pounded to
pieces for decoction.
Precaution:
In patients with cold of deficiency type of in
the spleen and stomach and loose stool it should
be used carefully.
Fructus
Arctii
Properties:
Arctium is pungent and bitter
in flavour, cold in nature and acts on the lung,
stomach and large intestine channels. Pungent
for dispersing exopathogens, and bitter and cold
for clearing heat from the interior, it has a
weak effect of relieving exterior syndromes but
a strong effect of clearing heat, accompanied by
an effect of alleviating diarrhea. Therefore, it
is particularly suitable for patients with
wind-heat type of exterior syndromes or
constipation duo to excessive toxic heat in the
lung and stomach.
Effects:
Dispersing wind-heat, relieving sore throat,
promoting eruption, clearing heat and removing
toxins.
Indication:
1.
To treat wind-heat duo to exopathogens,
fever, headache, cough and sore throat, or
upward attack by wind-heat, conjunctival
congestion and sore throat and other syndromes,
arctium is often used in combination with
peppermint, honeysuckle flower and other herbs,
such as Yin Qiao Powder and Niubang Decoction.
2.
To treat infantile measles without smooth
eruption or itching from Germen measles, it is
often used in combination with schizonepeta,
peppermint and other herbs for dispersing wind
and promoting eruption.
In addition,
arctium can also be used it treat sore and
carbuncle caused by toxic heat, swelling pain of
mumps and other syndromes.
Dosage and Administration:
3-10g. pounded to
pieces for decoction.
Precaution:
In patients with cold of deficiency type of in
the spleen and stomach and loose stool it should
be used carefully.
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