Apply a cotton swab to the nasal cavity with boiling water of Xanthium sibiricum three times a day, which can relieve symptoms such as stuffy nose and headache. It should be noted that Xanthium sibiricum has certain toxicity and cannot be used in large quantities for a long time. Clinically, the dosage is generally controlled within10g at a time. If the dosage exceeds 30g at a time, poisoning symptoms may occur.

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Xanthium sibiricum is millet, the fruit is spindle-shaped or oval, the length is 1 ~ 37.5px, the diameter is 0.4 ~ 1~37.5px, and the surface is yellow-brown or yellow-green, all of which are hook-shaped. There are two thick thorns at the top, which are separated or connected together, and there are traces of fruit stalks at the base.

Hard, with mediastinal membrane in the center of the cross section, with 2 chambers, each with 65438 0 achenes. Achene is slightly spindle-shaped, flat on one side, with 1 protruding style base at the top, thin, gray-black, with longitudinal stripes. It often grows in plains, hills, low mountains, wilderness roadsides and fields.

After harvesting in autumn, dry in the sun and stir-fry the hard thorns for later use. Its nature is warm, pungent and bitter, belonging to lung meridian, mild and soothing, pungent and dispersing wind, bitter and dry, wet and turbid, inducing resuscitation and relieving pain.

Xanthium sibiricum has certain toxicity, which is greatly weakened after crushing, frying, soaking in sesame oil and heating. Sesame oil contains vitamin E, sesamol, sesamol and other substances, which has strong antioxidant capacity and is easier to preserve than other vegetable oils.

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