(1) Saussurea involucrata is rich in protein, amino acids, flavonoids and alkaloids. It can be used as a herbal medicine, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dredging menstruation, dispelling cold and removing dampness, stopping bleeding, relieving swelling, removing toxins from the body, strengthening tendons and strengthening yang, and can be used for treating rheumatoid arthritis, cough due to lung cold, cold pain in the lower abdomen, amenorrhea, retained placenta and impotence.

(2) Saussurea involucrata contains a variety of nutrients beneficial to human body, so it can play an excellent role in conditioning and health care. Saussurea involucrata has the functions of expelling pathogenic wind, diminishing inflammation, relieving pain and eliminating phlegm, and has obvious curative effect on chronic bronchitis, and has the functions of smooth muscle spasmolysis and anti-gastric ulcer, which can lower blood pressure and cholesterol in the liver, effectively regulate human pH value, enhance human immunity and resist fatigue.

(3) Saussurea involucrata vitamin C can soften blood vessels, prevent aging, lipid accumulation and wrinkle removal, improve microcirculation, accelerate skin metabolism, reduce wrinkles, make people's skin shiny and elastic, have high sun protection coefficient and good performance, effectively protect skin from ultraviolet rays, improve skin pigmentation, delay human aging and keep people young. In addition, Saussurea involucrata has a good effect on freckles.

2. Side effects: Colchicine contained in Saussurea involucrata has a good curative effect, but it is toxic and easy to cause nausea, loss of appetite and abdominal distension. In severe cases, there will be side effects such as intestinal paralysis, constipation and sore limbs.