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General Herbal Description of Radix Saposhnikoviae (Fang Feng)

TCM,Chinese medicine,Chinese herb,Radix Saposhnikoviae
Radix saposhnikoviae

Long conical or long cylindrical, gradually tapering towards the lower part, some slightly tortuous, 15~30cm long, 0.5~2cm in diameter. Externally grayish-brown, rugged, with longitudinal wrinkles, numerous transverse-elongated lenticels and dotted raised rootlet scars. Root stock with obvious dense annulations, some annulations marked by brown hair-like remains of leaf bases. Texture light, easily broken, fracture uneven, bark brownish and cracked, wood yellowish. Odour, characteristic; taste, sweetish.

Nature and Affinity:Pungent and sweet to the taste, warm in nature, and distributed to the Urinary Bladder, Lung and Spleen Channels.

Action: To induce diaphoresis, to dispel wind, to alleviate rheumatic conditions, and to relieve spasm.
Indications: Headache in colds; urticaria; rheumatic arthralgia; tetanus.
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