Wind-Heat-Dispersing Herbs
Shi Fang Feng (Terebinthaceous hogfennel root)
Name
Shi Fang Feng (Terebinthaceous hogfennel root)
Sources
The drug is the dried root of Peucedanum terebinthaceum (Fisch.)Fisch. et Turcz.( family Umbelliferae), growing in grasslands, woods or on the edges of forest and distributed in Northeast China, Northern China, Eastern China and Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou.
Constituents
The root and fruit contain l-marmesin(nodakenetin).
The Effect of 石防风
Actions
It is used to relieve dyspnea and cough, to dispel wind-heat, eliminate the phlegm; for the treatment common cold with cough, bronchitis and cough in gestational period.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g, or pounded into powder for oral taking.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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