Burdock seed is usually taken in a decoction.
Burdock is pungent, bitter and cold in nature. It belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. It has the effect of dispersing wind-heat, promoting the lungs and rashes, dispersing knots and removing toxins, and is used for wind-heat colds, coughs and phlegm, measles, rubella, sore throat, mumps, dengteng (an acute infection in which the skin is red as if coated with paint), carbuncles, swellings, sores, etc. The adverse effects and contraindications of burdock are not clear at present.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of burdock are not clear at this time. Stir-frying may slightly reduce its bitter-cold and bowel-sliding properties. It should be used with caution in cases of Qi deficiency and loose stools (thin, unformed feces).
If you need to use the drug, you should go to the hospital for a clear diagnosis and use the drug after identification by a physician, rather than using the drug blindly on your own, in order to avoid adverse effects on the body.