Great Burdock Root
Radix Arctii Lappae
Niu Bang Gen

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; slightly sweet; cool

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind-heat, disperse swelling toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-heat common cold, headache, cough, wind toxin swollen face, swelling pain in th roat, gingiva painful swelling, wind-damp impediment pain, concretion and conglomeration, welling abscess and boil, hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum.