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Latin pharmacognostic name: Alangii Radix

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms; Alangium platanifolium Harms

Use: Medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-cold-damp–dispelling agents

Properties: Acrid; slightly warm; slightly toxic.

Channel entry: Liver channel.

Indications:

• Dispels wind and quickens the network vessels: Wind-damp impediment (bì) pain; numbness and tingling of the limbs; paralysis of the limbs.
• Disperses stasis and relieves pain: stasis pain from knocks and falls.

  Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (1.5–3g for fine roots; 3–6g for main root); can also be steeped in wine. Topical: Decoct as a wash.

  Quality: Dry roots without fine roots and earth are the best.

  Product Area: Alangium chinense: Yangtze and south. Alangium platanifolium: Yangtze, Liáoníng, Héběi, Shānxī, Hénán, Fújiàn, Táiwān.

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