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Fang feng
防风
Fang feng (lat. Saposhnikovia divaricata) is the name of a medicinal herb, a plant of the
family Umbelliferae. It’s root is used in TCM.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
It is pungent, sweet and slightly warm in nature.
Returns to the bladder, spleen and liver meridians.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Expells pathogenic wind from the body surface, removes dampness and relieves pain and spasms. Used for treating cold, rash, rheumatic pains, tetanus, dampness in
the spleen.
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