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Arctium Semen, Burdock seed, Niu Bang Zi 牛蒡子

Niu Bang Zi (TCM, Seed)
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Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563

Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599

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Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806

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Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892


Botanical name:
Artcium lappa
Greater and Lesser types were recognised.

Parts used:
Seed

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent
cleansing, binding

Classification:
A. Clear the Exterior

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison: (TCM, West)
-acute sore and swollen Throat; acute Cold or Flu with Heat symptoms; acute Heat-type Cough
-Boils, Toxic Sores, Carbuncles, Acne; skin Sores with pus
-promotes the expression of rashes: Measles, Mumps, Scarlet Fever etc.
-itchy red skin diseases; allergic Dermatitis, Eczema, Psoriasis, Neurodermatitis

2. Moisten the Intestines: (TCM, West)
-good for Constipation in Heat-toxin conditions

3. Clears Wind-Heat, Promotes Urine: (TCM, West)
-edema; inflammation of the kidneys and bladder; Cystitis
-Arthritis, Sciatica
-muscular and articular Rheumatism (King's)
-Gall and Kidney Stones


DOSE:
Root and Seed can be used in similar doses.
Decoction of the Root or Seed; 3–9 grams;
In Powder: 500mg–3 grams
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Main Combinations:
Burdock seed & Coriander seed

1. Heat-type acute Cough, Cold or Flu:
i. Burdock seed with Peppermint and Licorice
ii. Burdock seed, Coriander seed, Licorice
iii. Burdock seed, Elder Flower, Peppermint
iv. Burdock seed, Forsythia Lian Qiao, Lonicera Jin Yin Hua, Platycodon Jie Geng, Peppermint, Licorice (as in Yin Qiao San)
2. Heat-Toxin Sore Throat, Tonsillitis:
i. Forsythia Lian Qiao, Isatidis Ban Lan Gen, Burdock seed
3. Boils, Abscesses:
i. Burdock seed, Forsythia Lian Qiao, Scutellaria Huang Qin
ii. Burdock seed, Chrysanthemum, Licorice
4. Heat-Toxin Dermatitis, Erysipelas, severe Sore Throat and Allergies, Burdock seed with Coptis Huang Lian, Forsythia Lian Qiao, Mint (Bo He), Scrophularia Xuan Shen, Licorice (as in Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin)
5. Itchy red skin diseases, Burdock seed with Saposhnikovia Fang Feng, Sophora Ku Shen, Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang (as in Xiao Feng San)
6. Eczema, Psoriasis:
i. Burdock seed, Fumitory, Violet
ii. Burdock seed, Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Licorice
7. Obstinate Piles, Burdock seed, Yarrow, Rhubarb
8. Gout, Burdock root, Burdock seed, Sarsaparilla (2 oz. each), Sassfras, Guaiacum, Mezereon (1 oz. each). Boil in 6 pints of water to 2 pints, strain, add a teaspoonful of Cayenne. Dose: a wineglassful 4 times daily. (Family Botanic Guide, Fox, 1924)

Major Formulas
Stone–Breaking Powder (Lithontripticon) (Nicholas)
Yin Qiao San
Xiao Feng San
Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
Bu Fei E Jiao Tang


Cautions:
Not used in Cold conditions or Diarrhea.

Main Preparations used:

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