What are the medicinal values ​​of burdock?

Perhaps most people in life must be familiar with burdock. Burdock is a common Chinese medicine that has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying and relieving gout. Different body constitutions have different effects. There are many things to pay attention to when using burdock. In addition to paying attention to the different body constitutions, burdock is mainly used to treat colds. Burdock has the effect of clearing wind and dissipating heat. So what are the medicinal values ​​of burdock?

The medicinal value of Burdock seeds

Burdock seeds are used for wind-heat colds and sore throats. This product is pungent and bitter, and can clear away heat when it is 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. It 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 severe, it can be used together with rhubarb, mint, schizonepeta, saposhnikovia, etc., such as burdock soup; if wind-heat cough, with excessive sputum, 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.

3. Used for carbuncle, sore, mumps and throat congestion. This product is pungent and cold in nature, and has the nature of clearing and descending while rising and floating. It can disperse wind-heat externally and discharge toxins internally. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving sore throat. It is also slippery in nature and can promote bowel movements. Therefore, it can be used to treat external wind-heat attacks, internal fire toxins, pain, swelling, sores, and constipation.

It is often used together with rhubarb, sodium sulfate, gardenia, forsythia, mint, etc.; this product is used together with trichosanthes, forsythia, radix trichosanthis, green tangerine peel, etc., and can also be used to treat breast abscess caused by liver depression and fire transformation, and stomach heat obstructing the collaterals.

Such as Trichosanthes and Burdock Decoction; this product is used together with Scrophularia, Scutellaria, Coptis, Isatis root, etc., and can also be used to treat symptoms of heat toxicity such as plague, mumps and throat paralysis, such as Puji Disinfection Drink.

Burdock seeds are the dried mature fruits of Arctium lappa L., a plant of the Asteraceae family. It is mainly produced in Northeast China and Zhejiang Province. In addition, it is also produced in Sichuan, Hubei, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces. When the fruits are ripe in autumn, the fruit clusters are harvested, dried in the sun, the fruits are beaten, impurities are removed, and then dried in the sun again. Use raw or stir-fry, and crush when using.

【Source】: It is the fruit of Arctium lappa L., a plant of the Asteraceae family.

[Plant morphology]: [Plant morphology] Biennial large herb, 1-2m tall. The stem is erect, purple and multi-branched at the top.

Basal leaves are clustered, large, and have long petioles; stem leaves are broadly ovate or cordate, 40-50cm long, 30-40cm wide, with wavy or finely toothed edges, cordate base, and densely covered with white short soft hairs underneath.

There are numerous capitulums, arranged in a corymbose shape; the involucre is spherical, the bracts are lanceolate, and have a short hook at the tip; the flowers are light pink and all tubular. Achenes are elliptical, ribbed, gray-brown, with short, bristle-like pappus. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is July-August. It grows in valleys, forest edges, and grasslands on barren mountains; it is cultivated. Main product.

[Harvest and Processing] Harvest mature fruit clusters in autumn, dry them in the sun, and beat the fruits. Use raw or stir-fry until golden.

【Properties】: Achenes are obovate, slightly flat, slightly curved, 5-7mm long and 2-3mm wide. The surface is gray-brown with purple-black spots and several longitudinal ridges, usually 1-2 in the middle are more obvious. The top is blunt and slightly wider, with a ring on the top surface. There are dot-like style remnants in the middle; the base is slightly narrow and the attachment surface is shallow. The fruit skin is hard, and the two cotyledons are milky white and oily. Odorless, tastes bitter then slightly spicy with a slight numbing effect on the tongue.

[Chemical composition]: Contains arctiin, arctiin A, B (1appaol A, B), fatty oil, etc.

【Nature and flavor】: Cold in nature, pungent and bitter in taste.

【Functions and indications】: Disperse wind-heat, clear the lungs and relieve rash, detoxify and relieve sore throat. It is used for wind-heat, excessive phlegm, sore throat, mumps, carbuncles and ulcers. Dosage: 6-12g.

Burdock itself is a plant of the Asteraceae family. Eating the dried fruit can ventilate and dissipate heat, treat eczema and detoxify. During the influenza season, many people suffer from recurring colds, and no effect has been seen from injections or medication. Why not try burdock? Burdock is rich in medicinal value and can dispel wind and heat, preventing recurring colds.