Traditional Chinese Medicine/Niu Bang Zi

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/