Sichuan Fangfeng is the root of the dicotyledonous plant Ephedra sinica in the Umbelliferae family, mainly produced in Sichuan and Guizhou. Guan Fangfeng is mainly produced in Heilongjiang and Jilin. Let's take a look at the differences between Sichuan Fangfeng and Guan Fangfeng.
Sichuan Fangfeng image
The root of Sichuan Fangfeng is small and has multiple root marks on the surface. It is withered brown or gray-black in color, solid in texture, and has no fibrous material at the top. It has a mild and sweet taste.
Sichuan Fangfeng is distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and other places. It is warm in nature and has a sweet and spicy taste. It is non-toxic and enters the liver, spleen, and bladder meridians. It has the effects of releasing the surface, relieving pain, dispelling wind, and overcoming dampness. It is commonly used to treat external symptoms, headache, dizziness, joint pain, limb spasm, red eyes, sores, and tetanus.
Guan Fangfeng image
The root of Guan Fangfeng is thick and rough on the surface, gray-brown in color, and has dense rings at the top. It is soft in texture and has a cluster of blackish-brown fibrous material. It has a fragrant smell and a slightly sweet and astringent taste.
Guan Fangfeng is distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin. It has a spicy and sweet taste, slightly warm in nature, and belongs to the bladder, lung, spleen, and liver meridians. It has the effects of dispelling wind, releasing the surface, relieving pain, and stopping spasms. It is commonly used to treat external symptoms, wind rash, itching, wind-cold-dampness rheumatism, tetanus, and spleen deficiency with dampness.
Application of Sichuan Fangfeng:
1. Fangfeng is used to treat tetanus and has the effect of dispelling wind and stopping spasms, but it is often used in combination with Tian Nan Xing, Tian Ma, Bai Fu Zi, and other medicines.
2. Fangfeng is mainly used to dispel wind and release the surface, it can dispel wind and cold as well as dispel wind and heat. Its function is similar to Jing Jie, so the two medicines are often used together.
3. Fangfeng can dispel wind and dampness and relieve pain. It is often used in combination with Qiang Huo, Fang Ji, and other medicines to treat wind-dampness rheumatism and other conditions.
4. Fangfeng has the function of stopping bleeding and stopping diarrhea. If used for abdominal pain and diarrhea, it is often used in combination with Bai Shao, Bai Zhu, Chen Pi, and other medicines. If used for rectal bleeding and menorrhagia, it is usually charred before application.
