Single Herbs

Category	Jie Biao Yao 解表藥
Sub Category	Xin Wen Jie Biao 辛溫解表
Name	Qiang Huo 羌活 Notopterygium root
Grown	In Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai areas of China.
Source	The dried rhizome and root of Notopterygium incisium Ting and its family.
Ingredients
Pharma Effect	1) Increases the nutritive blood flow. 2) Has an anti-viral propensity.
Properties	Acrid, bitter, warm
Channels	Bladder, kidney
Function	Disperses exterior cold, dispels wind and dampness, benefits limb joints, drains liver qi and extinguishes liver wind.
Clinic Usage	For influenza due to wind-cold, headache with absence of sweating, wind-cold dampness and numbness, stiffness and painful obstruction in the occipital and upper back regions, soreness and pain in bones and joints, edema and swellings, carbuncles, ulcers,
Cautions	Contraindicated in cases of headache and stiffness caused by blood deficiency.
Dosage	3~9g
Storage	Store in a cool, dry place.