Botanical Name :	Ledebouriella　seseloides
Parts Used :	Radix
Possible English Names :	ledebouriella root, saposhnikovia root
Japanese Name :	bouhuu
Chinese Name :	fang feng

Property :	sligtly warm

Taste :	pungent and sweet

Affinity :	the channels of the LES, DAS and urinary bladder


Effects :	1. dispelling pathogenic wind to relieve exterior syndrome
	2. removing dampness to relieve pain
	3. expelling pathogenic wind to relieve itching
	4. dispelling endogenous wind to relieve spasm

# "Exterior syndrome" refers to the symptoms and signs along with the cold and flu, such as chills, fever, headache, etc.

Indications :
Signs, Symptoms and Illnesses	Pattern Analysis	Combination	Formula
(1) headache, fever, chills and arthralgia	exterior syndrome due to exopathic wind-cold	schizonepeta notopterygium root	Kei-Bou -Haidoku- San
(2) fever, headache and eyeredness	exterior syndrome due to exopathic wind-heat	schizonepeta baical skullcap peppermint forsythia fruit
(3) itching	due to exopathic wind-heat	schizonepeta caltrop fruit peppermint
(4) headache	due to exopathic wind-dampness	dahurian angelica root szechuan lovage rhizome
(5) arthralgia and muscle spasm of the limbs	due to exopathic wind-cold-dampness	notopterygium root chinese angelica root
(6) opistho tonus, trismus, spasm and convulsion	tetanus	arisaema tuber giant typhonium gastrodia tuber	Gyoku-Shin-San

Note : "Combination" shows medicinal herbs usually or often used in combination with ledebouriella root. "Formula" shows the one which contains the group of herbs on the left.

Applications:
	the early stage of the common cold and flu, urticaria, pruritus, headache, arthralgia, tetanus, etc
Dosage :	3-9grams
Administration :
	to be decocted with water for oral administration ( # see below )
Precautions :
	This herb is mainly used for exogenous wind.
Warnings ( Contraindications ) :
	It must not be taken in the following cases. 1. convulsion due to blood deficiency 2. hyperactivity of pathogenic fire due to yin deficiency

# Decoction
(1) Tools: sauce pan ( non-metal ), bamboo basket ( “Take-zaru” ), bowl ( non-metal ), gauze
(2) How to make :
1. Pour 4 glasses of cold tap water ( about 800ml ) into the pan.
2. Remove the medicinal herbs from the paper bag ( packaging ).
3. Add them to the water.
4. Boil and stir for about 30 min, until the total volume of the water has been reduced to half.
First heat with a full flame, then once it’s boiled, reduce the flame to simmer.
5. Place the bamboo basket with 2 sheets of gauze onto the bowl.
6. Pour the boiling water and medicinal herbs through the filter.
* Gauze is sold at pharmacies ( 5m,10m,20m ).
You should cut the gauze into a suitable sized square.
7. Divide soup into 2 cups equally.