This Qianghuo/Radix Notopterigii NFT is an alchemical reduction of form. Using this herb is really about treating the bones, especially of the spine, pelvis, the medial aspect of the lower limbs and the postero-lateral aspect of the upper limbs. It expels cold, opens and cleans stagnation, invokes both the yin and yang of water and touches on wood’s transformation into fire.

Qianghuo/Radix Notopterigii protects and disperses attacks of cold wind from the mysterious area known as the Gao Huang, that region of the upper back that is most vulnerable to invasion by wind, spirits, entities and other influences of this nature. Although these factors are not often called upon as integral to modern medical etiology and diagnosis, it is surprising how often having a knowledge and ability to work with them can elicit positive results when modern medicine fails.