Chuan Fang Feng is a common Chinese herbal medicine used for dispelling dampness. It is the root of the short-split stipe, mainly produced in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces. It has the effect of dispelling wind and eliminating dampness. Now let's learn about the differences between Chuan Fang Feng and other types of Fang Feng.
1. Guan Fang Feng
The root of Guan Fang Feng is thick and rough, with a gray-brown surface. The top of the root has dense ring patterns, and the texture is soft. There are clusters of black-brown fibrous substances at the top, and it has a fragrant smell with a slightly sweet and astringent taste.
Guan Fang Feng is distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Jilin provinces. It has a spicy and sweet taste, a slightly warm nature, and belongs to the bladder, lung, spleen, and liver meridians. It has the effects of dispelling wind, relieving surface symptoms, eliminating dampness, relieving pain, and stopping spasms. It is commonly used for external wind-heat syndrome, wind rash itching, rheumatism, tetanus, and spleen deficiency with dampness.
2. Chuan Fang Feng
The root of Chuan Fang Feng is small and has multiple scars on the surface. It is dry brown or gray-black in color, and the texture is solid. There are no fibrous substances at the top, and it has a slight smell and a sweet taste.
Chuan Fang Feng is distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and other places. It has a warm nature, a sweet and spicy taste, and is non-toxic. It belongs to the liver, spleen, and bladder meridians. It has the effects of promoting surface circulation, relieving pain, dispelling wind, and eliminating dampness. It is commonly used for external wind-heat syndrome, headache, joint pain, limb spasm, red and swollen eyes, and tetanus.
3. Yun Fang Feng
The root of Yun Fang Feng is long and slender, with a relatively flat surface. It is reddish-brown or brownish-gray in color, and the texture is solid. There are very few black-brown fibrous substances at the top. It has a fragrant smell and a sour and astringent taste.
Yun Fang Feng is distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan, and other places. It has a spicy and slightly sweet taste, a slightly warm nature, and belongs to the lung, liver, and spleen meridians. It has the effects of dispelling wind, eliminating dampness, relieving pain, and stopping spasms. It is commonly used for treating cold, headache, toothache, gastric distension and pain, diarrhea, rheumatism, paralysis, tetanus, convulsions, wind rash, eczema, and swollen sores.
