Radix Scrophulariae

Xuan Shen

Figwort Root 玄参 Radix Scrophulariae

NamingXuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Xuan ShenOriginThe root of perennial herbaceous plant Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl of family Scrophulariaceae.LocationYangtze River Valley as well as Shaanxi and Fujian provincesHarvestCollected in

Heat-Clearing and Blood-cooling Herbs

玄参

Xuan Shen Figwort Root Radix Scrophulariae

NamingXuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 玄参OriginThe root of perennial herbaceous plant Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl of family Scrophulariaceae.LocationYangtze River Valley as well as Shaanxi and Fujian provincesHarvestCollected in winter