Radix Saposhnikoviae (Radix Ledebouriella Divaricatae)

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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