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 |