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LEDEBOURIELLA SESLOIDES

Fang Feng

Fang Feng belongs to a group of Warm, Acrid herbs that release exterior conditions; that is, superficial illnesses caused by viruses, with symptoms in the skin or muscle layers.

HOW TO USE

Fang Feng means in English “guard against wind,” so it is used particularly in ailments where Wind is predominant, according to TCM. This means it causes sweating (Acrid quality) in colds and flu. It is also useful in arthritis, where the pain moves about from joint to joint (Wind type of arthritis). It treats numbness and trembling caused by Wind and Phlegm blocking the channels.

PROPERTIES Acrid, Sweet, slightly Warm

CHANNELS Bladder, Liver, Spleen

FUNCTIONS AND USES

 Releases the Exterior and expels Wind: use for headaches, chills, and body aches from externally contracted Wind Cold.

 Expels Wind Dampness and alleviates pain: use for Exterior Wind Damp Painful Obstruction (rheumatic ailments).

 Expels Wind: Fang Feng alleviates trembling of the hands and feet.

CAUTION

 Contraindicated in cases of Deficient Blood with spasms—it does not tonify the blood and produces sweating, so one would have to add tonifying blood herbs to stop it depleting the Blood further. Contraindicated for cases of Deficient Yin with heat signs. Yin is the fluid in the body and it keeps the body cool, so Deficient Yin can produce a “false heat” such as in menopausal sweats. As Fang Feng produces more sweat it would deplete the yin fluid even further—it needs to be carefully contraindicated.