Traditional Chinese Medicine/Fang Feng
< Traditional Chinese MedicineMeaning of Name:
Fang-Guard Against
Feng-Wind
English Name:
- Saposhnikovia root
- Ledebouriella root
Chinese Name:
- 防风 (Pinyin: fáng fēng)
Latin Name:
- Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae
Taste & Temperature:
Channels (all foot channels b/c root?)
- Foot Tai Yang of Urinary Bladder
- Foot Jue Yin of Liver
- Foot Tai Yin of Spleen
Actions & Indications:
- Disperse Wind-Cold (Warm & Spicy)
- Expel Wind-Cold-Damp
- expel Wind-Damp, stop pain
- stop spasm
- used for migraine headache
- Expel Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat
Contraindications:
- Qi or Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
- spasm due to Blood deficiency
- Yin deficiency with Heat
Caution:
- Yin syndrome
- Blood deficiency
- chronic skin infection
Antagonize:
- Gan Jiang
- Li lu
Counteract:
- Bei Xie
Dosage:
- 1-3 qian (3-9 grams)
Friend:
- Jing Jie - used together often
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