Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/cang-er-zi/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/cang-er-zi/">Bencao Index</a> cang er zi 苍耳子 Fructus Xanthii cockleburr fruit sojishi changija Dispel Wind Damp Lung Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.

Disperses Wind-Damp, opens the nasal passages and relieves pain

Blocked nose, rhinitis or sinusitis with thick, turbid discharge and loss of smell Severe sinus headache that can radiate to the neck or the back of the head

Disperses Wind and dispels Damp

Wind-Damp Bi with muscle and joint pain, spasms or cramps Itchy skin disorders and rashes from Wind-Damp

Dispels exterior Wind

Splitting headache at the back of the head from Wind-Cold, as a supporting herb