NO.17 Wild Saposhnikovia - Learn a herb every day
The Chinese herbal medicine Fangfeng is a kind of antipyretic medicine, which is the dried root of the Umbelliferae plant Fangfeng. Fangfeng can be used for viewing and medicine, contains volatile oil, mannitol, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, enhance immunity, beautify and nourish the skin, etc.
Other names: Guanfangfeng, Beifangfeng, Pangfangfeng
Nature and flavor: Fangfeng is pungent, sweet, slightly warm, and enters the bladder, liver, and spleen meridians.
Main producing areas: Mainly produced in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin and Liaoning.
Effects: Fangfeng has the effects of dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms, relieving dampness and relieving pain, and stopping spasms. It is used for colds and headaches, rheumatic pain, urticaria itching, and tetanus.
Harvesting and processing: In spring and autumn, dig up the roots of plants that have not yet produced flower stems, remove the fibrous roots and mud, and dry them in the sun.
🌿Characteristics of the medicinal part: This product is long conical or long cylindrical, tapering at the bottom, and some are slightly curved, 15-30cm long, 0.5-2cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown or brown-brown, rough, with longitudinal wrinkles, many transverse lenticel-like protrusions and dot-shaped fine root marks. There are obvious dense rings on the root head, and some rings have brown-brown hairy leaf bases. The body is light, loose, easy to break, and the cross section is uneven. The cortex is brownish yellow to brown, with cracks, and the wood is yellow. The smell is peculiar and the taste is slightly sweet.
[Ingredients] 3g each of fangfeng, raw licorice, platycodon, and almond, 5g of schizonepeta
[Preparation] Wash the five ingredients, grind them into coarse foam and put them into a pot. Add boiling water, cover and soak for about 10 minutes, then you can drink.
[Effects] It can resolve phlegm and relieve cough, relieve exterior symptoms and clear the lungs. This tea can dispel cold, make the lung qi smooth and relieve cough.
~ Fangfeng Crucian Carp Soup🐟
[Ingredients] 1 crucian carp, 3g fangfeng, 15g astragalus, 6g atractylodes, appropriate amount of scallion, ginger and salt
【Method】 1. Remove the gills, scales and internal organs of the crucian carp and wash it; wash the white atractylodes, astragalus and saposhnikovia divaricata, decoct the juice and remove the residue; cut the scallion into sections and the ginger into slices; 2. Put the crucian carp and the herbs into a stew pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, add the scallion sections and ginger slices, and continue to cook over low heat; 3. Add salt 🧂 to taste when cooked
[Effects] Strengthen the spleen and promote muscle growth, replenish qi and strengthen the exterior, resist aging and prolong life. Suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with spleen deficiency and susceptibility to colds to regular consumption, can enhance resistance.
~ Fangfeng porridge🍨
[Ingredients] 105g fangfeng, 2 scallions, 100g polished rice
[Preparation] 1. Wash the Fangfeng, put it in a pot, add clean water and soak it for ten minutes, then fry it with scallion to get the medicinal juice, remove the residue and take the juice; 2. Wash the japonica rice and cook it into porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add the medicinal juice and cook it into porridge.
【Effects】Dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, dispel cold and relieve pain
~ Fangfeng perilla leaf pork lean meat soup🐷
[Ingredients] 15g each of fangfeng and baixianpi, 10g perilla leaf, 30g lean pork, 5 slices of ginger
[Preparation] Wrap the fangfeng, baixianpi and perilla leaves in clean gauze and boil them together with lean pork and ginger. When cooked, remove the gauze and wrap them.
[Effects] Dispel wind and cold, suitable for wind-cold type urticaria
~ Barley and parsnip tea🥃
【Ingredients】10g Saposhnikovia divaricata, 30g Coix seeds
[Preparation] Boil the fangfeng and coix seeds in water, remove the residue and take the juice, then you can drink it.
[Effects] Suitable for rheumatism invading the meridians and causing heaviness and pain in the limbs, or even slight swelling and fever
~ Chrysanthemum tea🍵
[Ingredients] 5g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 3g of chrysanthemum, 3g of green tea
[Preparation] Brew fangfeng, chrysanthemum and green tea with 200ml of boiling water and drink until the taste is light.
【Effects】Dispel wind and improve eyesight. Can be used for exogenous red eyes, dry eyes, and itchy eyes.
~ Jade Screen Tea🍵
【Ingredients】 5g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 5g of Astragalus membranaceus, 3g of Atractylodes macrocephala
[Preparation] Boil Saposhnikovia divaricata, Astragalus membranaceus and Atractylodes macrocephala in 300ml of water, then brew with 3g of green tea and drink until the taste is light.
【Effects】Dispel wind and strengthen the exterior. Can be used for spontaneous sweating.
Precautions for use: Fangfeng tastes pungent and slightly warm, which damages yin and blood and promotes fire. Therefore, people with blood deficiency, convulsions, and yin deficiency and excessive fire should take it with caution.
Wild windbreak related video: https://youtube.com/shorts/17UUjIzWN4k?si=e0WZqJrLYTSoY2Hz