Fang Feng
| Fang Feng in TCM:Explore the properties of Fang Feng according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: siler, ledebouriella root
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Saposhnikoviae
Properties: acrid, sweet, slightly warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: SP, UB, LV
Flavors: sweet, pungent
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, disperses wind, alleviates bi syndrome
Actions / Indications:
- Dispel wind, release exterior (external wind: can
be either wind cold or wind-heat depending on which other herbs it is
combined with)
- Expels Wind Damp; Alleviate Pain associated with Bi
(Relieves skin itching, Wind Damp Bi especially when wind is more predominant)
- Expels Wind in Channels (migraines, tetanus, wind
in the channels, external wind lodged very deep inducing internal wind,
trembling hands, feet, )
- Expels Intestinal Wind (SP / LV imbalance with recurring
painful diarrhea or bright blood in stool)
Special Notes:
- Often paired with Jing Jie
- Fang Feng is known as the 'wind herb that doesn't dry'
- Fang Feng is known as having 4 functions for
wind (compare with Cang Zhu which
has 4 functions for damp)
Contraindications:
- (cc: blood or yin deficiency with spasms)
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat)
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