Basic information

Pinyin: CHUANFANGFENG

Source: It is the root of the dicotyledonous plant Apiaceae.

Efficacy: Provides analgesia, dispels wind and dampness.

Indications: Treating external symptoms, headache, dizziness, joint pain, limb spasm, red eyes, sores and tetanus.

Meridians of nature and flavor: warm in nature, sweet and pungent in taste. Enters the three meridians of liver, spleen and bladder. This species is a poisonous plant included in the Chinese Plant Atlas Database. Its toxicity is that when mice are intraperitoneally injected with a small dose of root ether extract, their activity decreases, and when a large dose (1000 rug/kg) is given, they die after 2 hours.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 1 to 3 qian; or take into pills or powder.

Alias: Fructus Fructus ("Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicles"), Scutellaria baicalensis, Xifeng (Nanchuan "Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual")

Distribution of animal and plant resources: Distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. Medicinal materials are mainly produced in Sichuan. Also produced in Guizhou.

Harvesting and storage of medicinal materials: Harvest in spring and autumn, dig out the roots, wash and dry them in the sun.

Latin name: the original plant Ligusticum brachylobum Franch.

Processing method: remove the remaining stems, soak in water, fish out, moisten them thoroughly, slice them, and dry them in the sun.

Textual research: From "Chronicles of Traditional Chinese Medicine".