Description:

防风 16oz

铜芸 回云 回草 百枝 百种 屏风 风肉 文风 回风 北风 关防风 东防风 口防风 山防风 黄防风 青防风 茴芸 百蜚 茴草

性味

辛、甘，温。

功效

为伞形科植物防风的根。 主治外感风寒，头痛，目眩，项强，风寒湿痹，骨节酸痛，四肢挛急，破伤风。

经脉

归膀胱经、肝经、脾经。

主治

发表，祛风，胜湿，止痛。治外感风寒，头痛，目眩，项强，风寒湿痹，骨节酸痛，四肢挛急，破伤风。

内服：煎汤，5~10g；或入丸、散。 外用：适量，煎水熏洗。 一般生用，止泻炒用，止血炒炭用。

注意禁忌

• 血虚痉急或头痛不因风邪者忌服。

Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root/ Fang Feng 16oz

Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk., a perennial herb belonging to the family Umbelliferae, is widely distributed in Northeast Asia. Its dried root (Radix Saposhnikoviae) is used as Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of the immune system, nervous system, and respiratory diseases. (link.springer.com)

Increases sweating, The root of Saposhnikovia divaricata Schischkin (Umbelliferae) has been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of headache, pain, inflammation, and arthritis in Korea and China. (hinawi.com) 

One of the ingredients of Jade Screen which is a traditional herbal combination of Huangqi, Bai Zhu & Fang Feng (astragalus, white atractylodes and fang feng) used to promote immunity to colds and flu. Astragalus enhances T cells, atractylodes is digestive and fang feng increases sweating to rid the body of exogenous cold chills, aches and germs.

Dosage Oral administration: decoction, 5~10g; or into pills or powder.

External use: appropriate amount, fumigated and washed by decoction. For general raw use, for antidiarrheal frying, and for hemostasis frying charcoal. 

Cautions: 

Those with blood deficiency, cramps, or headaches should not use it due to wind evil [nerve irritation.]