Niu Bang Zi
牛蒡子 niú bàng zǐ, "cattle burdock"

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	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 6-12g; grind before decocting

	Cautions: Qi Xu, Diarrhea, or absence of Excessive Heat due to its cold and slippery nature		Meridians: Lung , Stomach
	Preparation: • Dry-fried • Wine-fried		Quality: Good quality - large and full grains with a greyish brown outer surface
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (7) bǔ fèi ē jiāo tāng (Tonify the Lungs Decoction with Ass-Hide Gelatin) chái hú qīng gān tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear the Liver) pǔ jì xiāo dú yǐn (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxin) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder) xuān dú fā biǎo tāng (Dissipate Toxin and Release Exterior Decoction) yín qiáo mǎ bó sǎn (Honeysuckle, Forsythia and Puff Ball Powder) yín qiáo sǎn (Honeysuckle and Forsythia powder)

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Pharmaceutical: Fructus Arctii Lappae

Botanical: Arctium Lappa L.

Japanese: gobōshi

Korean: ubangja

Common: great burdock fruit, arctium

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Moistens the Intestines add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Disperses wind heat add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Benefits the throat add comment

	+1 Shaun Watkins used in the treatment of wasting and thirsting disorder add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sore red swollen throat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Red swellings add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Carbuncles add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Erythemas add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Acute febrile maculopapular rashes add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Pruritic rashes due to wind heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Internal heat causing constipation add comment

Niu Bang Zi牛蒡子 niú bàng zǐ, "cattle burdock"