Niu Bang Zi - Great Burdock Fruit, Arctium

Niu Bang Zi (Great Burdock Fruit, Arctium)

Clinical Applications

Expels wind-heat (acrid), benefits throat - fever, cough, sore, red, swollen throat.
Clears heat (bitter, cold), relieves toxicity, vents rashes - red swellings, carbuncles, mumps, acute febrile rashes, early stages of measles with incomplete expression.
Moistens intestines (rich plant oil - slippery) - constipation due to wind-heat (cold nature of the herb).

Functional Category

Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat

Temperature & Taste

Acrid Bitter (Ku) Cold (Han)

Channels Influenced

Dosage & Preparation

Dosage: 3-9g

Clinician Notes

Compare with Bo He, Chan Tui, Jing Jie, Jiang Can for the treatment of skin diseases; Niu Bang Zi is the coldest of the herbs in this class.
Does not induce sweating.

Cautions & Precautions

Avoid in qi deficiency, diarrhea, lack of excess heat.
Avoid when open sores and/or carbuncles are present.

Relationships

TCM Formulas that include Niu Bang Zi (5)

Bu Fei Er Jiao Wan Tonify the Lungs Formula with Gelatin
Pu Ji Xiao Du Wan Universal Benefit Decoction To Eliminate Toxin 普濟消毒飲
Xiang Yin Wan Golden Voice Pills 响音片
Xiao Feng Wan Clear Wind Pill 消风丸
Yin Qiao Wan Honeysuckle and Forsythia Formula 银翘解丸

Conditions / Symptoms (5 connections)