Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Temperature
- Slightly Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Slightly Warm
- Channels Entered
- LIV, KI
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Caulis Piperis Futokadsurae
- Chinese
- 海风藤
- Tone Marks
- hăi fēng téng
- Translation
- Sea Wind Vine
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind Damp and Opens the Channels and Collaterals For painful joints, stiff joints, low back and knee pain, muscle cramps, and pain associated with trauma
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 6-12 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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