Chao Cang Er Zi - Fructus Xanthii Sibirici 【Net Wt: 100g】

NPN 80095461

【Macroscopic Features】 Fusiform or oval shape. Externally yellowish-brown or yellowish-green, covered in burrs, apex has two relatively thick thorns, which may be separated or joined together, and base has fruit stem scars. Hard but pliable texture; a septum at the center of the transverse section; 2 loculi, with 1 achene in each loculus. Achene is slightly fusiform with one relatively flat side, apex has one raised stylus base; thin fruit skin, grayish-black, with longitudinal wrinkles. Seed coat is membranous, pale gray, 2 loculi, oily. faint odor; taste slightly bitter.

【Properties】 Acrid; slightly warm

【Channels (meridians) entered】Lung and Liver

【Functions】
Disperses wind, opens the nose, eliminates dampness-wind. Wind-cold headache, nasal congestion and runny nose, rhinitis, nasosinusitis, red rashes and itch, moisture impediment and muscular constriction.