1 TASTE
Pungent, bitter and cold
2 MERIDIANS
Lung and stomach
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To disperse wind-heat and benefit the throat; 2. To release toxins and bring rashes to the surface.
4 INDICATIONS
1. Sore throat caused by invasion of wind and heat. Arctium fruit (Niu Bang Zi [3]) is used with platycodon root (Jie Geng [4]), Mentha (Bothe) and Schizonepeta (Jing Jie [5]) in the formula Niubang Tang.2. Incomplete expression of measles rash. To encourage rashes to the surface, Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) is used with Cimicifuga rhizonme (Sheng Ma [6]), Pueraria root (Ge Gen [7]) and Mentha (Bo He [8])3. Toxic heat manifested as swelling, carbuncles and mumps. Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) is used with Viola (Zi Hua Di Ding [9]) and Wild chrysanthemum flower (Yejuhua).
5 DOSAGE
3-10g
6 COUTIONS
This herb should be used with caution. It is contraindicated in patients with Diarrhea [10].
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