Chinese: niu bang zi
English: great burdock fruit
Pharmaceutical Name: Arctii Fructus
Properties: Acrid, bitter, cold
Standard Species: Arctium lappa L.
Great burdock (Arctium lappa) - Bolton, Canada (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Common burdock (Arctium minus) - Orangeville, Canada (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Arctium lappa L. - Botanischer Garten der Universität Innsbruck, Austria (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Arctium lappa L. - Botanischer Garten der Universität Innsbruck, Austria (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Arctium lappa L. - Botanischer Garten der Universität Innsbruck, Austria (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Arctium lappa L. - Botanischer Garten der Universität Innsbruck, Austria (Photo by TH. Tanaka)