Ledebouriella Root (Fangfeng)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Radix Ledebouriellae |
| Botanical Name: | Ledebouriella divaricata (Turcz.) Hiroe |
| Common Name: | Ledebouriella root, Siler Root |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The roots is dug in spring and autumn, dried in the sun, soaked in water and cut into pieces. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, sweet and warm |
| Meridian: | Lung, liver, spleen, and urinary bladder |
| Functions: | To release the exterior and expel wind To expel wind-dampness and alleviate pain To alleviate spasms. |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome manifested as fever, chills, headache, and general pain. *Use with Schizonepeta (Jingjie) and Notopterygium root (Qianghuo). 2. Wind-heat exterior syndrome manifested as fever, sore throat, red eyes, and headache. *Use with Schizonepeta (Jingjie), Scutellaria root (Huangqin), Mentha (Bohe) and Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao). 3. Wind-cold-damp bi syndrome manifested as joint pain (arthritis) and spasms of the limbs. *Use with Ledebouriella root (Fangfeng) is used with Notopterygium root (Qianghuo) and Chinese angelica root (Danggui). 4. Urticaria and itching of the skin. *Use with Flavescent sophora root (Kushen) and Cicada slough (Chantui) in the formula Xiaofeng San. |
| Dosage: | 3-10 g |
| Cautions: | This herb should be used with caution for spasms sue to blood deficiency, and is contraindicated for cases of deficient yin with heat signs. |