七角风

Name

Qi Jiao Feng (Radix seu Folium Macropanacis Rosthornii)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh root and leaf of Macropanax rosthornii (Harms ex Dells ) C. Y. Wu ex Hoo (family Araliaceae), growing in forest, scrub or along roadside, near forest, and distributed in Gansu, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan of China.

The Effect of 七角风

Property

Sweet, neutral.

Actions

Expel wind, eliminate dampness, dissipate stasis and dredge meridians, strengthen the spleen.

Indications

Rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injury, infantile malnutrition, fracture.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~15 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.