Chuan Fangfeng, can you distinguish between Fangfeng and Chuan Fangfeng? Chuan Fangfeng, also known as Zhujie Fangfeng or Maoqianhu, is used to treat external symptoms, headache, dizziness, and joint pain. How can Fangfeng and Chuan Fangfeng be distinguished, and how to select high-quality Chuan Fangfeng?
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What is Chuan Fangfeng used for?
Chuan Fangfeng is the dried root and rhizome of plants in the Umbelliferae family, such as Zhujie Qianhu, Songye Xifengqin, or Zhuye Xifeng.
Chuan Fangfeng has the functions of expelling wind, eliminating dampness, and relieving convulsions.
Chuan Fangfeng is mainly used for cold headache, rheumatic pain, wind rash itching, tetanus, etc.
How to distinguish Chuan Fangfeng from Fangfeng
Fangfeng is the dried root of plants in the Umbelliferae family.
It is long conical or long cylindrical, not tapering downwards, some slightly curved, with a gray-brown or brownish-brown surface, rough, with longitudinal wrinkles, many transverse raised pores and dot-like fine root scars.
The top of the root has obvious dense rings, and some rings still retain brownish leaf bases.
It is light and loose, easy to break, with an uneven section, the bark is yellow-brown to brown with cracks, and the wood is yellow.
It has a unique aroma and a slightly sweet taste. It is mainly used for cold headache, rheumatic pain, wind rash itching, tetanus, and other symptoms.
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Chuan Fangfeng is used as Fangfeng in Sichuan.
Tips for selecting Chuan Fangfeng
1. Look at the appearance
Zhujie Fangfeng is long cylindrical, slightly curved, slightly branched, with a gray-brown surface, rough, with longitudinal wrinkles and bamboo-like joints.
The rhizome often retains stem scars and joint-like leaf stalk scars, and the root has many tubercular protuberances and root scar hairs.
It is light, brittle, and easily broken.
The section is uneven and fibrous, with brown bark and pale yellow wood.
2. Taste it
It has a unique aroma and a spicy, slightly bitter taste.
Usage precautions for Chuan Fangfeng
It is contraindicated for people with deficiency heat or excessive sweating.
