Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

qīng fēng téng / 青风藤 / 青風藤 / Orient vine

Latin pharmacognostic name: Sinomenii Caulis

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Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

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

Properties: Bitter; balanced.

Channel entry: liver channel.

Indications:

Dispels wind and dampness and relieves pain.

wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; crane's-knee wind; leg qì (jiǎo qì).

Dosage & Method:

Oral: Decoct (6–12g), steep in wine, or prepare as a paste. Topical: Decoct as a wash.

Product Area:

Sinomenium acutum: Hénán, ānhuī, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Húběi, Sìchuān, Guìzhōu, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi). Diploclisia chinensis: Húnán, Guǎngdōng, and Guǎngxī. Sabia japonica: Jiāngsū, ānhuī, Zhèjiāng, Jiāngxī, Guǎngxī, Húnán.