Bofu

Bofu

Chinese: fang fen

English: saposhnikovia root, ladebouriella root, siler root

Pharmaceutical: Saposhnikoviae Radix

Properties: Acrid, sweet, slightly warm

Standard Species: Saposhnikonia divaricata (Turcz) Schischk.

Note: Glehnia littoralis Fr. Schmidt ex Miquel has been also used as Bofu in Japanese Kampo. Glehnia littoralis has been included in the 9th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopeia.

Formulas Containing Bofu:

 

Glehnia littoralis Fr. Schmidt ex Miquel – Hortus Plantae Medicinae, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)