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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial 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.

Actions and 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 and 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.

Production area: Alangium chinense: Yangtze and south. Alangium platanifolium: Yangtze, Liáoníng, Héběi, Shānxī, Hénán, Fújiàn, Táiwān.

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