Fang Feng
防風 fáng fēng, "guard against wind"

Category:

Release the Exterior (Diaphoretics)

Warm Acrid Herbs that Release Exterior

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Sweet		Dosage: 4.5-9g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in cases of Blood deficiency with spasms and for Yin deficiency with Heat signs or Absence of Pathogenic Wind, Dampness, or Cold.		Meridians: Urinary Bladder , Spleen , Liver
	Preparation: • Dry-fried • Charred		Quality: Good quality - long, thick, unbranched, and unbended roots with dense annulations on the crown. The cross section reveals a pattern of a chrysanthemum flower in the center.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (36) chái hú qīng gān tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear the Liver) chú shī weì líng tāng (Eliminate Dampness Decoction by Combining Calm the Stomach and Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) chuān xiōng chá tiáo sǎn (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Powder to be Taken with Gree) dà fáng fēng tāng (Major Ledebouriella Decoction) dà qiāng huó tāng (Major Notopterygium Decoction) dà qín jiāo tāng (Major Gentiana Qinjiao Decoction) dú huó jì shēng tāng (Angelica Pubescens and Sang-Ji-Sheng Decoction) fáng fēng tōng shèng sǎn (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) huái jiǎo wán (Sophora Japonica Fruit Pill) jiā wèi xiāng sū sǎn (Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder) jīng fáng bài dú sǎn (Schizonepeta & Ledebouriella Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) jiǔ wèi qiāng huó tāng (Nine-herb Decoction with Notopterygium) Jiǔ wèi qiāng huó tāng (Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium from the Analytic Collection) niú huáng shàng qīng wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Ascend and Clear) qiāng huó shèng shī tāng (Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) sān bì tāng (Three Painful Obstruction Decoction) sān shèng sǎn (Three-Sage Powder) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) shí hú yè guāng wán (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision) shū jīng huó xuè tāng (Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) sì wù xiāo fēng yǐn (Eliminate Wind Decoction with the Four Substances) tòng xiè yào fāng (Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea) Xiān Fāng Huó Mìng Yǐn (Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Imperial Grace Formulary) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Effecctive Formulas) xiǎo xù mìng tāng (Minor Prolong Life Decoction) xiāo yán jiě dú wán (Reduce Inflammation and Relieve Toxicity Pill) xiè huáng sǎn (Drain the Yellow Powder) xiè qīng wán (Drain the Green Pill ) xīn yí sǎn (Magnolia Flower Powder) xuān dú fā biǎo tāng (Dissipate Toxin and Release Exterior Decoction) yù píng fēng sǎn (Jade Windscreen powder) yù zhēn sǎn (True Jade Powder) zài zào sǎn (Renewal Powder)

Family:

Umbelliferae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae

Botanical: Saposhnikovia divaricata Schischk.

Japanese: bōfū

Korean: bangpung

Common: saposhnikovia root, ledebouriella root, siler

Temperature: Slightly Warm

	+2 Robert Newman (Rootdown Editor) Releases the exterior and expels wind add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Treats Intestinal Wind with painful diarrhea & bright red blood in stool (hemafecia) add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Expels Wind-Damp and Alleviates pain (for Wind-Damp Bi add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Treats migraine headaches add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Expels Wind add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Body aches add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Trembling of hands and feet add comment

Fang Feng防風 fáng fēng, "guard against wind"

Fang Feng
防風 fáng fēng, "guard against wind"