Niu Bang Zi (Chao Huang)
Fructus Arctii (ad flavum tost.)炒黄牛蒡子
- Nature
- slightly Cool
- Flavours
- Bitter, slightly Acrid/Pungent
- Meridians
- Liver, Lung
- Class
- Acrid-Cool Exterior-Resolving Medicinals (Xin Liang Jie Biao Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Niu Bang Zi (Chao Huang): this preparation attenuates Niu Bang Zi’s Cold nature, allowing its use without risks in cases of Middle Burner Yang Vacuity
- Dissipates Wind-Heat
- Smoothens the throat
- Disperses swellings (tumefaction)
- Clarifies Heat
- Clarifies the Lung
- Clarifies and resolves Phlegm-Heat
- Stops cough
- Favors eruptions
- Stops pruritus