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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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