Notopterygium (Qiang Huo)
Notopterygium incisum
About Notopterygium (Qiang Huo)
Notopterygium (Qiang Huo) (Notopterygium incisum) is a herb used in the Traditional Chinese Medicine tradition to help with Arthritis, Back Pain, Headache, and Common Cold, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Hansenia weberbaueriana, synonym Notopterygium incisum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from northeastern Tibet to central China. It is known as the notopterygium root. Its root and rhizome parts of the plant have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine, and the plant continues to be thoroughly studied to this day. As a result of its use, it has become endangered due to excessive cultivation for use in commercial products.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist