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Saposhnikoviae Radix Occidentalis%#%
Western saposhnikovia [root]
西防风 〔西防風〕 xī fáng fēng
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz) Schischk. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin in unofficial sources: Ledebouriella seseloides Wolff. [= Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk.; Siler divaricatum Benth. et Hook.]
Use: Medicinal
Notes: This is a commercial category of saposhnikovia produced in Shānxī, considered inferior to dōng fáng fēng 东防风, eastern saposhnikovia.
See: Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia)
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