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Wind-Damp Dispelling Herbs
Herbs that dispel wind-damp lodged in the joints and sinews, traditionally used for joint pain and numbness. 5 herbs
Pubescent Angelica Root (Duhuo)獨活
Angelica pubescens Maxim.
The name "dokhwal," "alone-moving," comes from an observation recorded in the Donguibogam: the plant send…
Chinese Quince木瓜
Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne
The fragrant quince — famous for perfuming a room and for its role in traditional tea — is recorded in th…
Clematis Root威靈仙
Clematis chinensis Osbeck
Clematis root earned its reputation as "the essential medicine for pain" through a curious folk method of…
Eleuthero Bark五加皮
Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus (Rupr. & Maxim.) S.Y.Hu
Eleuthero bark — from a thorny relative of ginseng — is the Donguibogam’s herb for strengthening sinew an…
Notopterygium Root (Qianghuo)羌活
Notopterygium incisum Ting ex H.T.Chang
Ganghwal is a close relative of dokhwal, and the Donguibogam begins by saying so: its main uses are much …