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use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Bupleurum # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Burdock Seed # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Calendula Officinalis # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Cardamom # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Cassia Seed # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Centipeda # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Chaenomeles # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Chrysanthemum # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Cimicifuga # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Cinnamon Bark # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Cinnamon Twig # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Citrus Peel # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Clove # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Codonopsis # 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use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Isatis # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Jujube # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Laminaria # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Large Leaf Gentian # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Ledebouriella # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Leonurus # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Ligusticum # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Ligustrum # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Lily Bulb # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Lindera # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Linseed # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Liquorice # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Longan # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Lonicera # 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use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Pueraria # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Pueraria Flower # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Pueraria Flower # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Qing Hao # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Radish Seed # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Raw Rehmannia # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Red Peony # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Rehmannia # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Rhodiola # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Rhubarb Root # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Rosa Chinensis # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Rosa Rugosa # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Rubia # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Rubus # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Safflower # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Salvia # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Sandalwood # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Sargassum # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Schizandra # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Scrophularia # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Scute # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Senna Leaf # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Senna Seed # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Sesame # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Shou Wu # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Shou Wu Stem # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Sichuan Fritillary # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Sinapis # 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use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Tiliaceae # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Tree Peony # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Trollius Chinensis # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Typha # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Uncaria # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Vaccaria # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Vitex # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Water # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window White Atractylodes # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window White Peony # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Xanthium # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Yin Chen Hao # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Yu Zhu # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Zanthoxylum # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Zedoary # use ID attribute to identify whether link opens in new window Zizyphus Ledebouriella Botanical name Ledebouriella seseloides Family Umbelliferae Pin yin name Fang Feng Pin yin description (fang means to guard against; feng means wind; hence this is an herb that protects the body from the ill effects of wind, chief among the six adverse climatic influences) Other common names Siler, Saposhnikovia (both names are derived from an alternate botanical source of this herb, called Siler divaricata or Saposhnikovia divaricata) Part used Root (dug up in spring and autumn, before the flowering stems grow, rootlets removed) Taste Pungent, Sweet Nature Slightly Warm Traditional Chinese uses Resolves the exterior and dispels wind (both wind-heat and wind-cold); dispels wind-damp and alleviates pain; antispasmodic Traditional Chinese applications Exterior syndromes, particularly those that involve headache, muscle, or joint pain; itching skin rashes; spasms Possible unwanted effects None noted Herb drug interactions None reported TCM and other contraindications Blood deficiency with spasms; yin deficiency with heat signs Formulas Nepeta +12 (Changing Seasons) Ligusticum +8 (Changing Seasons) Astragalus +2 (Changing Seasons) Eucommia +14 (Older) Peony +9 (Woman's Health) Author Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine Last updated 6 Nov 2002

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