I know Chinese herbal medicine _ Radix Aucklandiae everyday.

English name: Costustoot

Main effects: promoting qi circulation to relieve pain, invigorating spleen and promoting digestion.

Radix Aucklandiae, traditional Chinese medicine, blindly regulating qi, dried root of Radix Aucklandiae in Compositae.

Aucklandia is pungent, bitter and warm. Spleen, stomach, large intestine, triple energizer and gallbladder meridian.

Where is the origin of radix aucklandiae?

Originated in India, Myanmar, Pakistan, imported from Guangzhou, known as costustoot. The domestic importer in Yunnan is named "Yunmuxiang".

Medicinal parts of Radix Aucklandiae:

The dried root of radix aucklandiae. Compositae plants

Excavate in autumn and winter, remove sediment and fibrous roots, cut into sections, cut the large ones into petals vertically, and knock off the rough skin after drying.

Characteristics of medicinal parts of radix aucklandiae;

This product is cylindrical or semi-cylindrical, with a length of 5 ~ 10 cm and a diameter of 0.5 ~ 5 cm.

The surface is yellowish brown to grayish brown, with obvious wrinkles, longitudinal grooves and lateral root marks.

Hard and not easy to break, the cross section is grayish brown to dark brown, and the surrounding is grayish yellow or light brownish yellow, with brown arc ring and radial structure, scattered in brown punctate oil cavities.

The smell is unique and the taste is slightly bitter.

Wood root is pungent, warm, fragrant and dry, which can hurt yin and help fire, so it should be used with caution for those with yin deficiency and fire.