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Traditional Chinese Medicine/Niu Bang Zi
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Name Means:
Niu-Ox, cow or bull
Bang-Beside or aside
Zi-Seeds
English Name:
arctium
great burdock fruit
(Chinese name: 牛旁子)
Taste & Temperature:
../Xin-Spicy/
../Ku-Bitter/
../Han-Cold/
Channels:
Hand Tai Yin of Lung
Foot Yang Ming of Stomach
Actions & Indications:
disperse Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool)
benefit throat, release rashes
clear hearing & detoxify
moisten intestine
Contraindication:
Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
Qi deficiency with diarrhea
open sores & carbuncle
Caution:
Yin syndrome
Blood deficiency
chronic skin infection
Dosage:
1-3 qian (3-9 grams)
2-4 qian (6-12 grams)
back to:
../Xin Liang Jie Biao/
../TCM Materia Medica/