Pinyin

Fang Feng

Pharmaceutical

Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae

Botanical

Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. (Umbelliferae)

Common Name

Saposhniovia divaricate root

Other names

Qing Fang Feng, Guan Fang Feng

Class

Release the Exterior

Subclass

Pungent and Warm Formulas

Details

Origin

Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning.

Properties (characteristics)

Nature: Warm. 

Taste: Pungent, sweet. 

Organ: Bladder, Liver, Spleen, Lungs. 

Toxicity: Non toxic. 

Preparation

The drug is collected in spring and autumn before growing of the flowering-stem, removed from the rootlet and soil, and dried in the sun. 

Actions

For treatment of:

Blurry vision and headache due to wind chill;

Stiff neck and pain back;

Wind cold and damp type of joint and muscle pain;

Spastic and tight limbs;

Tetanus.

This herb can relieve pain and does not create dryness.

Medical functions

Antipyretic

Inhibits pain

Antibiotoc

Antiviral

Contraindications

Blood Deficiency with convulsions.

Yin Deficiency and vigorous Fire.