What are the effects and functions of burdock root

Many people only know that burdock has good effects, and they will throw away the roots after eating them. This is not surprising, because many people do not know much about the effects of burdock roots, and do not know what burdock roots are used for. In fact, burdock roots have many effects. Burdock roots can also be eaten as food, as medicine, as various ingredients, and can be eaten for soups, stews, etc. So what are the effects and functions of burdock roots?

Indications: Wind-heat cold, initial stage of febrile disease; wind-heat or lung-heat cough, difficult sputum expectoration; sore throat; macules that do not break out; early stage of measles, difficult rash and itching caused by urticaria; sores, swelling and infection, and mumps, etc. When used raw, it can moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, and is especially suitable for treating redness, swelling and pain in the throat caused by heat and toxicity, as well as constipation caused by heat accumulation.

Used for wind-heat cold, sore throat. This product is pungent and dispersing, bitter and purgative, and can clear away heat in the cold, so it has the effect of dispersing wind-heat, promoting lung function and relieving sore throat. It is used to treat wind-heat colds and sore throats, and is often used together with honeysuckle, forsythia, schizonepeta, platycodon, etc., such as Yinqiao Powder; if wind-heat is congested, sore throat, and heat toxicity is more severe, it can be used together with rhubarb, mint, schizonepeta, saposhnikovia, etc., such as Burdock Soup; if wind-heat coughs and sputum is excessive, it is often used with schizonepeta, platycodon, peucedanum, and licorice.

Used to treat measles. This product has the effects of clearing, purging and dispersing, and can dispel wind-heat, purge heat toxins and promote the outbreak of rashes. Kun is used to treat measles that does not break out or breaks out but then disappears again. It is often used together with mint, schizonepeta, cicada shells, lithospermum officinale, etc., such as Touzhan Decoction.

We hope that through our introduction everyone will have some understanding and knowledge about the efficacy of burdock root. After knowing the effect of burdock root, everyone can make better use of the value of burdock root and will not throw it away blindly. If someone understands the medicinal effects of burdock root, they will also dry the burdock root and grind it into powder to preserve it for their own treatment.