Burdock root is effective in dispersing wind-heat and disinfecting swellings.
Burdock root is bitter, slightly sweet and cool in nature, and is used in the lung and heart meridians for both internal and external use.
Burdock root has the effect of dispersing wind-heat and disinfecting swellings, and is often used clinically to treat headaches, coughs, sore throats and swollen gums caused by wind-heat colds, rheumatism and paralysis, impediments in the abdomen and lumps (tangible lumps caused by stasis of blood and accumulation of stagnant blood, which are usually manifested as sharp pains in the waist and back), and swelling of the face caused by heat toxins.
It is also used externally to disinfect swellings, and is commonly used in the treatment of carbuncles, hemorrhoids and prolapse of the anus.
The adverse effects and contraindications of burdock root are not clear. It is recommended that patients in need of treatment seek medical attention in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor for medication.