What is Xanthium sibiricum

Xanthium sibiricum is a relatively common traditional Chinese medicine. It has certain toxicity and can play a certain role in the treatment of rhinitis. It is an annual herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family and is widely cultivated in Northeast my country and North China. Xanthium sibiricum can be used for foot bathing to treat diseases. When using Xanthium sibiricum to treat diseases, be sure to follow the doctor's advice to avoid adverse effects on your health due to side effects.

What is Xanthium sibiricum

Xanthium sibiricum, the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. Alias: Horse head, Xanthium sibiricum, old Xanthium sibiricum, Taoist head, prickly naked, Canglangzi, Mian Canglangzi, Qiangzi naked, Qingjizi, Qiangzi, Chitoupo, Hu Cangzi, wild eggplant, pig ear, vegetable ear, Cangcangzi, also known as magnetic head mang (chitou mang) in Cantonese.

The fruit with involucre of Xanthium sibiricum, an annual herb of the Asteraceae family, belongs to the genus Xanthium. Xanthium sibiricum is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine with the effects of dispersing wind, removing dampness and opening the orifices. Distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Anyang and other places. Italian Xanthium is an alien harmful species that affects agricultural and forestry production.

Preparation method

① Xanthium sibiricum: Take the original medicinal material and remove impurities. Crush when using. ② Stir-fry Xanthium sibiricum: Take Xanthium sibiricum, place it in a preheated frying container, heat it over medium heat, and fry until the surface is dark yellow and the thorns are burnt, and the inside is light yellow. Take it out, let it cool, grind to remove the thorns, and sieve it. Crush when using.

Physiological characteristics

Xanthium sibiricum is an annual herb. Its fruit is spindle-shaped or oval, 1 to 37.5px long and 0.4 to 17.5px in diameter. The surface is yellow-brown or yellow-green, with hooked thorns all over the body, two thicker thorns on the top, separated or connected, and a fruit stalk mark at the base.

It is hard and tough, with a longitudinal septum in the center of the cross section, and two chambers, each containing one achene. The achene is slightly fusiform, with one side relatively flat and a protruding stylopodium at the top. The pericarp is thin, gray-black, and has longitudinal stripes. It often grows in plains, hills, low mountains, wilderness roadsides and field edges.