The efficacy and function of Fengteng

Fengteng is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are records of Fengteng in ancient Chinese medical books. Fengteng can treat many diseases and its effects are very comprehensive. We should make good use of it.

[Other names] Small-leaf wind rope (List of Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources), small magnolia (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Medicinal Plant Catalogue).

[Source] It is the root and stem of the climbing fig of the Moraceae family.

[Original form] Climbing fig, also known as narrow-leaved fig.

[Habitat distribution] It often climbs on tree trunks in the mountains, rocks by the stream or on the walls of houses. Distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places.

【Functions and indications】 "Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Directory": "Treats rheumatism."

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 liang for fresh ones.

[Additional prescription] For the treatment of chronic joint gout: 2 to 3 liang of roots or vines of climbing fig, roots of tamarisk, and roots of bamboo, 1 to 2 liang of white achyranthes bidentata and salvia miltiorrhiza. Decoction in water, add rice wine, and take once before breakfast and dinner. (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

In the above article, we analyzed Fengteng and knew that Fengteng’s functions and effects are very wide-ranging. As long as we know more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, we will not panic when we encounter diseases.