Class: Release the Exterior
Subclass: Pungent and Cool Formulas
Name:
Pinyin: Niu Bang Zi
Pharmaceutical: Fructus Arctii Lappae
Other names: Sheng Niu Bang, Su Lian Zi, Da Li Zi, E Shi
Description: Great Burdock Achene.
Properties:
Nature: Cold.
Taste: Pungent, bitter.
Organ: Lungs, Stomach.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Disperses Wind-Heat.
Drains Wind-Heat.
Expels toxins.
Promotes the eruption of exanthema.
Resolves oedema.
Moves Qi in the throat.
Warning:
Contraindications: Pasty stools from Qi Deficiency.