What are the effects and uses of cocklebur fruit? Is it true that it can treat rhinitis as rumored online? And what is the story behind cocklebur fruit poisoning?

I wonder if anyone was ever snagged as a child by a prickly oval ball out on the hills. That thing may look fierce, but it has an extremely literary name——cocklebur fruit! And it is also a Chinese herbal medicine with great medicinal value. So what are the effects and uses of cocklebur fruit? Is it true that it can treat rhinitis as rumored online? And what is the story behind cocklebur fruit poisoning? Now let the editor answer them for you one by one.

1. Effects and uses of cocklebur fruit

1. Unblocking the nasal passages

Cocklebur fruit has long been passed down as a folk remedy for rhinitis. In fact, cocklebur fruit really can treat rhinitis. It is mild in nature and pungent in taste, and is especially good at unblocking the nose and improving nasal congestion. Runny nose and swelling inside the nose can also be treated with cocklebur fruit.

2. Inducing sweating to expel pathogens

Cocklebur fruit can also be taken when wind-cold invades the body; cocklebur fruit is warm in nature and can dispel wind-cold. It mainly drives out wind-cold by inducing sweating, and the process is especially bitter, so generally no one uses it

3. Dispelling wind-dampness

Cocklebur fruit is pungent and dispersing, bitter and drying. Because it is warm in nature, it dispels dampness and cold in the body. At the same time it also dredges the meridians and invigorates qi and blood. Conditions such as rheumatism and arthritis can all be treated with cocklebur fruit

4. Inhibiting bacteria

Cocklebur fruit is antibacterial, not only against bacteria, but also resistant to some fungi. The acetone and ethanol extracts of cocklebur fruit also have an inhibitory effect on bacteria on the body surface. It can be decocted in water for external use.

2. Contraindications of cocklebur fruit

Cocklebur fruit is toxic. So when using cocklebur fruit, you must follow the doctor's advice, and remember, remember not to take too much. Cocklebur fruit poisoning can cause dizziness, vomiting, and general weakness. In severe cases it can lead to coma, lowered pulse, and death from respiratory failure.

All right, that is all for the introduction to cocklebur fruit. The saying that every medicine is three parts poison is shown to the fullest in cocklebur fruit. But if you follow the doctor's advice, it is medicine, a good medicine.