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NIU BANG ZI

Names related to Niu Bang Zi
Pharmaceutical:	Fructus Arctii Lappae
Botanical:	Arctium lappa L. (Compositae)
Other names:	Sheng Niu Bang, Su Lian Zi, Da Li Zi, E Shi
Description:	Great Burdock Achene.

Actions
Disperses Wind-Heat; Drains Wind-Heat; Expels toxins; Promotes the eruption of exanthema; Resolves oedema; Moves Qi in the throat; ...

Origin of niu bang zi
Hebei, Zhejiang.;

Preparation of niu bang zi
The infructescence is collected in autumn when ripe, and dried in the sun, the fruit is tapped out, removed from foreign matter, and dried again in the sun. The fruit can also be stir-fried.;

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