Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/fang-feng/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/fang-feng/">Bencao Index</a> fang feng 防风 Radix Saposhnikoviae ledebouriella root bofu bangpung Acrid, Warm, Release Exterior Spleen Bladder Liver

Releases the Exterior and expels external Wind

Wind-Cold with chills, aversion to cold, headache, body aches and a stiff neck Migraine headache

Expels Wind-Damp and relieves pain

Wind-Damp Bi, particularly where Wind predominates, with joint pain made worse by cold and damp

Expels internal Wind and stops spasms

Liver Wind with trembling hands and feet and tetany, as a supporting herb alongside Wind-extinguishing herbs Spasm from Wind entering through an open wound

Harmonises the Liver and Spleen, stops diarrhea and stops bleeding

Disharmony between Liver and Spleen: abdominal pain and gurgling, with bouts of painful diarrhea that keep returning Intestinal Wind from imbalance between the Liver and Spleen, with recurring tenesmus, painful diarrhea and bright red blood in the stool

Expels Wind to relieve itching

Wind-type rashes and hives