Burdock is an herbaceous plant, the dried and ripe fruit of burdock has medicinal value, called burdock seeds, and burdock root also has high edible value. Burdock seeds are pungent, bitter, cold in nature, and belong to the lung and stomach meridians. It is used to treat wind-heat colds, coughs with phlegm, measles, rubella, sore throats and dancers, etc. It is a commonly used herbal medicine, often in combination with Radix et Rhizoma oryzaeum and forsythiae. Burdock is used in classic prescriptions such as Yin Qiao San and Pu Ji Disinfectant Drink. Burdock root can be eaten as a vegetable, which is good for improving immunity, strengthening the body and increasing nutrition. The fiber of burdock can promote colon peristalsis, help defecation, lower cholesterol, reduce the accumulation of toxins and waste in the body, and is an auxiliary food for lowering blood fat, blood pressure, blood sugar and constipation. Nowadays, burdock can also be made into tea, which can play a role in health and wellness.