Re: Chang Shan (Dichroa febrifuga root)

Poohbear, if you're still around... The product at Chineseherbsdirect is "Hydrangea strigosa" root. Yet someone with your same name at Yahoo said to stay away from that:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090830152152AAyA3xj

Your post here on CZ was 32 months ago. That Yahoo thread says "4 years ago" (though they may have rounded to the nearest year).

I'm wondering if you posted that before you gave it a chance to work. Or if you just didn't realize which genus/species you were linking to.