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Releases the exterior and expels wind ... Fang Feng is a standard herb for wind-cold and wind-damp presentations with headache, body aches, aversion to wind, and early-stage exterior disorder.
Dispels wind-damp and alleviates pain ... it is widely used for wandering or obstructive pain affecting the head, neck, limbs, and joints, especially when wind is part of the pattern.
Stops spasms and relieves itching ... traditional use extends to tetany, tremor, urticaria, and itchy eruptions where wind movement is the dominant clinical idea.

Jing Fang Bai Du San ... exterior-releasing and damp-dispelling formula in which Fang Feng is a key wind herb.
Yu Ping Feng San ... famous formula that uses Fang Feng to help stabilize the exterior and reduce recurrent susceptibility.
Xiao Feng San ... classic wind-itching and rash formula that highlights Fang Feng for diffuse pruritic skin presentations.

Materia medica tradition treats Fang Feng as one of the central herbs for wind, especially when pain, itching, or spasmodic movement accompanies the exterior pattern.
Its sweet-acrid, slightly warm profile explains why it can release and disperse without being as harshly drying as some stronger wind-damp herbs.