Radix Saposhnikoviae (Radix Ledebouriella Divaricatae)
Radix Saposhnikoviae (Radix Ledebouriella Divaricatae) is used to release the exterior and expels wind: for headache, chills, and body aches due to externally-contracted wind-cold.
| Pharmaceutical name: | Radix Saposhnikoviae (Radix Ledebouriella Divaricatae) |
| Botanical name: | Ledebouriella divaricata (Turcz); also known as Ledebouriella seseloides (Hoffm) or Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz) Shischk |
| Family: | umbelliferae |
| Where grown: | Helongjian, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Hebei of China |
| When harvested: | spring or autumn |
| Japanese: | bofu |
| Korean: | bangp'ung |
| English: | ledebouriella root, siler |
| Literal English translation: | "guard against wind" |
| Properties: | acrid, sweet, slightly warm |
| Text in which first appeared: | Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica |
