Niu+Bang+Zi+(Burdock+Seed)

[[image:Niu_Bang_Zi_.jpg width="294" height="414" align="right"]]Niu Bang Zi (Burdock Seed)
Category: Acrid Cool Herbs to Release the Exterior Nature: Cold Flavor: acrid & bitter Channels: LU, ST

Functions: disperse wind-heat; clean toxin and express skin eruption; ease throat& relieve swelling Ind: 1. wind-heat attacking w/ fever, cough and sticky sputum & **swollen and painful throat (primary herb to benefit throat)** 2. Slow skin eruption in the early stage of measles or in the disease caused by wind-heat 3. **Clears wind-heat & dispels internal wind patterns (vents rashes)** 4. **Cleaning toxins in the skin & constipation** 5.Carbuncle and mumps due to heat & toxin

Dose 3 -10g. [grind before decocting] Contra: loose stool due to spleen Qi def., **Allergic reactions have been reported** Misc: **Slippery enabling it to move both stool & urine**

Formulas Featuring Niu Bang Zi
//Deputy Herb// Yin Qiao San Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin