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 Ledebouriellae, Rx (= Sileris, Rx)


Pin Yin: fang feng
Common name: ledebouriella, sil
Botanical family: Umbelliferae
Botanical name: Ledebouriella sesloides (Hoffm.) Wolff [= Siler divaricatum Benth. et Hook = Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. = Ledebouriella divaricata (Turcz) Hiroe]

Primary action: Release Wind Cold
Secondary actions: Dispel Wind Dampness; Extinguish Wind, Stop Spasm
Temperature: slightly warm
Taste: acrid, sweet
Entering Channel: UB, Lv, Sp

Actions:
   Releases Exterior and expels Wind and Dampness.
   Alleviates pain from Wind Dampness in Channels and muscles.
   Relieves Intestinal Wind due to Liver Invading Spleen disharmony with painful diarrhea and bright red blood in stool.
   Relieves migraine due to Internal Liver Wind with Qi and Dampness Stagnation.
   (See Exterior Wind ; Exterior Dampness ; Wind-Damp Bi ; Liver Invading Spleen ; Liver Wind Moving Internally .)

Indications: headache, pain, itchy skin, tetany, bleeding, diarrhea

Dosage: 1-3 qian.

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