What is Radix Saposhnikoviae and its applications?
Contents:
- Basic Botanical Data of Radix Saposhnikoviae,Fang Feng.
- General Description of Radix Saposhnikoviae,Fang Feng.
- Main Active Ingredient of Radix Saposhnikoviae,Fang Feng.
- Application of Radix Saposhnikoviae,Fang Feng.
- Research Update:Divaricata Saposhnikovia Root.
General Description of Radix Saposhnikoviae,Fang Feng.
Long conical or long cylindrical, gradually tapering towards the lower part, some slightly tortuous, 15~30cm long, 0.5~2cm in diameter. Externally grayish-brown, rugged, with longitudinal wrinkles, numerous transverse-elongated lenticels and dotted raised rootlet scars. Root stock with obvious dense annulations, some annulations marked by brown hair-like remains of leaf bases. Texture light, easily broken, fracture uneven, bark brownish and cracked, wood yellowish. Odour, characteristic; taste, sweetish.
Nature and Affinity:Pungent and sweet to the taste, warm in nature, and distributed to the Urinary Bladder, Lung and Spleen Channels.
Action: To induce diaphoresis, to dispel wind, to alleviate rheumatic conditions, and to relieve spasm.
Indications: Headache in colds; urticaria; rheumatic arthralgia; tetanus.
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1.What is Radix Saposhnikoviae and its applications?
last edit date:5th,Mar.2010.
- Name:Divaricata Saposhnikovia Root Extract
- Serie No:R085.
- Specifications:10:1 TLC
- INCI Name:N/A
- EINECS/ELINCS No.:N/A
- CAS:N/A
- Chem/IUPAC Name:N/A





