Fructus Arctii

Fructus Arctii

(Ben Cao Tu Jing)

[synonyms] Heshi (bielu), mousianzi (Bencao tujing), shunianzi (zhenzhuzao), Dalizi (Weisheng Yijian Fang), Bati (Gangmu), maoranzi, heifengzi (Qinghai herbal medicine), maozhuzi (Guizhou folk medicine Collection), yuncangzi (Liaoning Main herbal medicine), mousianzi, Koubao, wanbangou (Jiangsu Zhiyao Zhi), dabaozi (Jiangsu Zhiyao Zhi) Niuzi (Shanxi Traditional Chinese medicine annals), Niuzi (Shaanxi traditional Chinese medicine annals).

[source] it is the fruit of Arctium lappa.

It's also called the herb of Arctium lappa and the herb of Arctium lappa.

Biennial herb, 1-1.5 m high, upper part much branched. The leaves are broad ovate or heart-shaped. The lower leaves are 40-50 cm long and 30-40 cm wide. The upper leaves gradually become smaller. The apex is blunt and has a small tip. The base is heart-shaped. The edge is slightly wavy or dentate. The top is dark green and smooth, and the bottom is densely covered with grayish white short hairs. The inflorescence is tufted, inserted at the end of the branch, arranged in corymbose shape, 2-4 cm in diameter; the pedicel is 3-7 cm long, with shallow furrow on the surface, densely pubescent; the involucre is spherical, composed of many bracts arranged in tile shape, the bracts are covered with Zhaobin or linear, the base is closely connected, the apex is elongated into needle shape, the end is hooked, and most simple bisexual flowers are inserted; the apex of corolla is 5-lobed, and the lobes are long and narrow Stamens 5, in the upper part of corolla tube, alternate with lobes, filaments separated, anthers united into tube, around the style; ovary elliptic, hypogynous, 1-locular, disc-shaped at the top, with separated white hairs on the disk, style slender, stigma 2-branched. Achene slightly curved long obovate, grayish brown. The flowering period is from June to July. The fruit period is from July to August.

It is distributed all over the country. It is generally cultivated.

The root (burdock root) and stem and leaf (burdock stem and leaf) of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] the fruits were collected in batches from August to September. Sun dry, make fruit, remove impurities, and then sun dry. Raw or fried.

[herb] achene is oblate ovate, about 6 mm long, and about 3 mm in diameter. The outer skin is grayish brown, with several longitudinal lines with slight protuberances, one of which is obvious in the middle, and all of which have sparse spots and dense reticulation. One end is slightly narrow, slightly curved, with a light colored dot on the top; the other end is blunt, slightly wide, with a small pit. The edge is round and thick. The husk is hard, and the kernel has two petals, gray white and oily. Odorless, slightly bitter. It is better to have large, plump and grayish brown skin.

It is mainly produced in Hebei, Jilin, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang and other places. In addition, it is also produced in Sichuan, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places. The output in Northeast China is higher than that in Zhejiang Province.

[chemical constituents] it contains arctiin, arctiin a, B, fatty oil, etc.

[processing] Fructus Arctii: remove impurities and screen mud. Fried Arctium lappa: remove the Arctium lappa, put it in the pot, stir fry it gently until it is slightly puffed up. The outside is yellowish and slightly fragrant. Take it out and let it cool.

"Lei Gong Paozhi Lun" says: "if you use evil substance, pick it clean and select it: do not make any impurity, then mix it with wine and steam it. When there is thin white frost on it, wipe it with cloth and then bake it. Don't pound it like powder. "

It's hard work and cool.

① "Bielu": "Wei Xin, Ping. "

② "The taste is bitter. "

③ "The secret of indications": Xin, Wen. "

④ "Medicine Hua Yi" says: "Xin is cold in nature. "

[channel tropism] entering lung and stomach channels.

① In the book of Materia Medica, it is said that "starting with the Taiyin and the zuyang Mingjing. "

② "Drug Huayi": entering the liver and lung meridians. "

[function indications] it can disperse wind heat, promote lung and rash, reduce swelling and detoxify. Treatment of wind heat cough, sore throat, rash impervious, rubella itching, carbuncle swelling sore poison.

① "Bielu": clear eyes, tonify the middle, remove wind injury. "

② According to the theory of medicinal properties, "in addition to all kinds of wind, it benefits waist and feet, and disperses all kinds of nodules, tendons and bones, irritating heat and poison. "

③ "Dietotherapy Materia Medica": "fried at the end, such as tea fried three daggers, Tongli urine. "

④ Materia medica collection: "the main wind toxin swelling, all flaccidity. "

⑤ Qi Yuan of Medicine: "Xiao Li Yan Ge.". Secret of indications: moistening lung and dispersing Qi. "

⑥ Li Gao: "it can cure rheumatism and rash, throat wind heat, disperse the poison of swelling and sore, and promote the qi stagnation of waist and knee. "

⑦ Compendium: "eliminate spot rash poison. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1.5-3 yuan; or powder. External use: gargle in boiling water.

[taboo] "the classic of Materia Medica" says: "acne is only suitable for constipation due to blood heat. If Qi deficiency is white, stool is self-interest or diarrhea, be careful not to take it. The rash does not avoid diarrhea, so it is no harm to use it. Carbuncle has been ulcerated, not constipation should not be taken. "

[formula selection] 1. The wind is soothing, the saliva is choking, and the pharyngeal diaphragm is disadvantageous: Arctium lappa (stir fried), Schizonepeta tenuifolia (stir fried), liquorice (stir fried), half Liang. And for the end, after eating night lie, soup point two money service, when slow take effect. (Ben Cao Yan Yi)

② Treatment of throat obstruction: Burdock 6 points, iris 8 points. On the two flavor for powder, every empty stomach to warm water service square inch dagger, gradually add to a dagger and a half, day again. (Guangji Fang)

③ Cure wind and heat, block throat, all over the body swelling: Burdock a close, half cooked, pestle for the end, hot wine tune next money dagger. (empirical formula)

④ Treatment of wind heat guest beat on coke, hanging carbuncle swelling: Evil solid (fried), licorice each one or two. On the powder, each take two money dagger, a water, fried six points, spin containing, swallow for a long time. (Puji Fang Qiguan powder)

⑤ Treatment of rash: Fructus Arctii (grind fine) five money, Tamarix decocting soup, adjust the Litou. (Ben Cao Hui Yan)

⑥ Treatment of skin wind heat, all over the body addiction rash: Burdock, duckweed, etc. To mint soup tune down two money, two daily service. (prescription for health preservation)

⑦ Treatment of wind swelling spot itching: Burdock, Scrophularia, Bombyx Batryticatus, mint each five money. For the end, every three money, white soup tune down. (Fang Mai Zheng Zong)

⑧ Treatment of tanjue headache: Xuanfu flower one or two, burdock one or two (micro fried). On the medicine pound fine Luo for powder, regardless of the time, to wax tea Qing tune next money. (Sheng Hui Fang)

⑨ Treat headache with eyes, and eyes faint astringent unknown: Arctium lappa, Xanthium sibiricum, chamomile each three money. Take it in water. (Fang Mai Zheng Zong)

⑩ In the treatment of wind heat, it is necessary to attack fingers for redness, swelling and numbness, and even shoulder, back and knees. In case of summer heat or constipation, it can be made as follows: three liang of Arctium lappa (stir fried with paper), one or two of new Douchi (stir fried), one or two of notopterygium Incisum (de Lu), two and half of dried Rehmannia glutinosa and one or two of astragalus (stir fried with honey). On the fine powder, soup tune two money service, hollow food before, three service. (burdock powder in Benshi Fang)

(11) treatment of head and face wind heat, or neck phlegm poison, wind heat and tooth carbuncle: Burdock, mint, Schizonepeta, gardenia, Cortex Moutan, Dendrobium, radix ginseng, Prunella vulgaris, decoction. (burdock jieji Decoction in yangke xindeji)

(12) treatment of dental caries and toothache: stir fry Fructus Arctii and gargle with boiling water. (Yannian Fang)

Xizhi blow milk: rat mucus plus musk deer, wine swallow. (Pocket recipe)

(14) treatment of carbuncle: stir fried rat mucus with three coins, finely ground, a spoonful of honey, a spoonful of pure sodium nitrite, and take warm wine. (Pocket recipe)

[clinical application] prevention of scarlet fever

Take Arctium lappa, stir fry and grind into powder, sift and store. 1 g for 2-5 years old, 1.5 g for 5-9 years old, 2 g for 10-15 years old, 3 G for adults, 3 times a day. Take it with warm water after meals for 2 days. During the epidemic period, in addition to drug prevention, we should still pay attention to control the source of infection and cut off the route of transmission. 344 cases were observed and 7 cases were found to have disease; 327 cases (98%) were found to have no disease within 12 days after taking medicine. Generally, the preventive effect of taking medicine within 3 days after contact is better, but the preventive effect of taking medicine after 6 days is not good. If contact again, take it again. No adverse reactions were found.

Chinese PinYin : Niu Bang Zi