Cockle-Burr fruit
Properties: Temperature-Warm Taste: Sweet-Bitter Channel Entered: Lung
Explanation: Cockle-Burr is effective for drying Dampness. Its warm and bitter nature gives it a spreading ability, so it can spread the Energy and Expel Wind. It has a similar function to that of Angelicae Dahuricae in transforming Dampness and treating profuse nasal discharge. However, its aromatic smell is less strong than that of Angelicae Dahuricae, so it has a lesser ability to transform turbidity and pus. However, it is used particularly when there are large amounts of clear nasal discharge and itchiness of the nasal passage, which is considered as Wind-Dampness. Cockle-Burr also has a wider application range than Angelicae Dahuricae and Magnoliae flower. It can treat headache due to Wind-Dampness. It has a drying nature but is not harsh, so it is also used in skin diseases where the skin lesions are characterized by itching and weeping.
Main Functions: Disperses wind , unblocks the orifices, removes painful obstruction, eliminates damp energy from the skin and treat sores.
Cockleburr helps treat:
1-Throat inflammation, coughing due to externally contracted wind-heat
2-Pain, swelling due to boils
3-Pain, swelling of the throat, ulceration and abscesses in the tongue and mouth
4- Mumps
5- Rhinitis or Sinusitis