FANG JI

Names for Fang Ji
Pharmaceutical:	Radix Stephaniae tetrandae
Botanical:	Han Fang Ji : Stephania tetrandra S. Moore, Guang Fang Ji : Aristolochia fangchi Wu, Mu Fang Ji : Cocculus trilobus (Thunb) (Menispermaceae)
Other names:
Description:	Root of the following herbs.

Actions
Expels Wind-Damp; Calms pain; Diuretic; ...

Origin of fang ji
* Han Fang Ji: Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Zhejiang. * Mu Fang Ji: Guangdong, Guangxi.;

Preparation of fang ji
The drug is collected in autumn, washed clean, removed from the outer coarse bark, half-dried in the sun, cut into section; the large one is cut longitudinally; and dried.;

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