Niubangzi is the dried mature fruit of the biennial herbaceous plant Niubang in the Asteraceae family. Let's take a look at its specific medicinal uses and precautions with the editor!
Medicinal uses of Niubangzi
1. When combined with Floating Heart, it can disperse wind-heat, promote rashes, and relieve itching. It is used to treat external wind-heat, sore throat, and other symptoms, as well as measles with poor rash discharge, and hidden wind-heat rashes and itching.
2. When combined with Chinese Yam, it combines nourishing and clearing properties. It can clear lung heat, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and relieve phlegm and cough.
It is used to treat weak spleen and stomach, weak lung qi, internal generation of phlegm and dampness, obstruction of the airway resulting in chest fullness and stuffiness, cough and shortness of breath, hoarseness, fatigue, and other symptoms. It can be used for chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma with deficiency.
3. When combined with Forsythia, it enhances the ability to clear heat, detoxify, reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and relieve wind and itching.
It is used to treat heat accumulation in the upper burner, resulting in mouth and tongue sores, swollen and painful gums, sore throat, and other symptoms, as well as carbuncles, abscesses, wind-heat itching, and rashes.
4. When combined with Scutellaria, it doubles the power of detoxification and throat relaxation. It is used to treat red and swollen throat pain caused by feverish sore throat, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and other symptoms caused by fever.
5. When combined with Licorice, it is used to treat lung meridian wind-heat or lung meridian fire stagnation, and throat pain caused by heat toxins and inflammation, such as acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, etc.
6. When combined with Peppermint, it can disperse wind and clear heat, and have the ability to benefit the throat. It is used to treat wind-heat caused by external influences.
7. When combined with Platycodon, it greatly enhances the ability to disperse wind and promote lung function. It can be used to treat wind-heat caused by external influences, cough with difficult phlegm discharge, and sore throat.
Precautions for using Niubangzi
It can lubricate the intestines, so it should not be used by those with qi deficiency and loose stools.
According to the "Bencao Jing Shu": It is only suitable for cases of hot and constipated sores. If there is qi deficiency with pale complexion and self-diarrhea or diarrhea, do not take it lightly.
For scabies, there is no need to avoid diarrhea, so there is no harm in using it. For suppurating abscesses, it is not suitable to use if there is no constipation.
