苍耳子是中药解表药，具有通肺窍、散风湿之功（能）效。因本品有毒，需经炒制，除去硬刺方可使用。通常炮制苍耳子采用碾串或用木棒冲击去刺后再炒制，这种方法费时、费工，而且质量也不易控制。为了提高加工的效率，保证加工药材质量，笔者在多年的工作实践中，对炮制苍耳子 Xanthium is a traditional Chinese medicine anti-epidermal drug, which has the effect of passing through lungs and dispersing rheumatism. Due to the toxic nature of this product, it must be fryed and the hard stab removed. It is usually time-consuming, labor-intensive, and not easy to control the quality of the cocklebur, which is prepared by grinding or frying with a wooden stick. In order to improve the efficiency of processing and ensure the quality of processed medicinal materials, the author has worked on many years of practice in the production of Xanthium.