Xanthium(苍耳子)

Latin Plant Name:Xanthii

Pinyin Mandarin Name:Cang Er Zi

Common English Name:Cocklebur Fruit

Part of Plant Used:Fruit

Nature:Warm

Taste:Sweet, slightly bitter, poisonous

Meridians Entered:Liver, Lungs

Common Usages:

This herb is used in formulas to treat headaches, sinus discharge and pain, arthritis with numbness, skin disorders, itching, and lumbago (TCM: due to dampness and wind); also used to treat acute pain of headache and neck stiffness (TCM: due to wind).

Traditional Usages and Functions:Opens nasal passages; disperses wind and expels dampness; Expels exterior wind.

Common Formulas Used In:Xanthium and Magnolia.

Processing Required:-

Remarks:Cautions in Use:Do not use when headache or arthritis is due to deficient Blood.