牛蒡(Arctium lappaL.),药用其干燥成熟果实,又名大力子、鼠粘子、恶实等。秋季果实成熟时采收果序,晒干,打下果实,除去杂质,再晒干。生用或炒用,用时捣碎。牛蒡味辛、甘、性寒,具有疏风、透疹、利咽消肿之功效,可用于治疗疹出不畅、血热便秘、头风痛、烦闷、金疮、乳痈、皮肤风痒等症。现代研究,牛蒡子还可用于防治糖尿病肾病;牛蒡果实含牛蒡甙经水解生成的牛蒡甙元具有抗癌活性。牛蒡含多种营养成分,其中胡萝卜素、维生素C含量最为丰富,有助于增强人体免疫功能。分布于东北、西北、中南、西南等地。 Arctium lappaL., Medicinal use of its dry ripe fruit, also known as vigorously child, rat sticky, evil and so on. Harvest fruits in autumn when the fruit ripening sequence, dried, lay fruit, remove impurities, and then dried. Health or fried with, when used to smash. Burdock spicy, sweet, cold, with Shufeng, Touzhen, Liyan swelling effect, can be used for the treatment of poor rash, blood hot constipation, headache, boredom, gold sore, milk, skin itch, etc. disease. Modern research, burdock can also be used to control diabetic nephropathy; burdock fruit containing burdock glycosides generated by the arctigenin anti-cancer activity. Burdock contains a variety of nutrients, including carotene, vitamin C content is most abundant, helps to enhance the body’s immune function. Distributed in the northeast, northwest, south, southwest and other places.