Notopterygium Root (Qianghuo)

Notopterygium Root (Qianghuo)

Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii
Botanical Name: Notopterygium incisium Ting ex H. T. Chang
Notopterygium forbesii Boiss.
Common Name:Notopterygium root
Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun
art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The root or rhizome, is dug, in the early spring or autumn, dried and cut into slices.
Properties and Taste: Pungent, bitter and warm
Meridian: Kidney and urinary bladder
Functions: To release the exterior and disperse cold
To dispel wind and eliminate dampness
To stop pain
Indications and Combinations: 1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome manifested by chills, fever, headache, and sever general pain.
*Use with Ledebouriella root (Fangfeng), Dahurian angelica root (Baizhi) and Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu).

2. Wind-cold-damp bi syndrome manifested as joint pain and soreness and pain in the shoulders and upper back.
*Use with Ledebouriella root (Fangfeng) and Turmeric (Jianghuang).
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions: The herb is contraindicated in joint pain due to deficient blood and headache due to deficient yin.