Dahurian angelica root (Baizhi)
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Angelicae
Dahuricae
Botanical Name: 1. Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f.; 2. Angelica dauburica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.)
Benth. et Hook. f. var. formosana (Boiss.) Shan et Yuan
Common Name: Dahurian angelica root
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The root is dug in the period between summer and autumn, when
the leaves turn yellow. The fibrous roots are removed, dried, soaked in water
and cut into slices.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and
warm.
Meridians: Lung and stomach.
Functions: 1. To expel wind and release
the exterior; 2. To reduce swelling and discharge pus and dampness; 3. To stop
pain
Indications & Combinations:
1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome manifested by
headache, supraobital pain and nasal obstruction. Dahurian angelica root
(Baizhi) is used with Chinese green onion (Congbai), Prepared soybean (Douchi)
and Fresh ginger (Shengjiang).
2. Thick and sticky nasal discharge (as in
thinitis, nasosinusitis). Dahurian angelica root (Baizhi) is used with
Xanthium fruit (Cang'erzi) and Magnolia flower (Xinyi) in the formula Cang'er
San.
3. Boils, carbuncles, ulceration and skin
diseases. Dahurian angelica root (Baizhi) is used with Trichosanthes fruit
(Gualou), Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu) and Dandelion herb
(Pugongying).
4. Damp-cold type of leukorrhea manifested
as watery, whitish and profuse leukorrhea with no offensive smell. Dahurian
angelica root (Baizhi) is used with White atractylodes (Baizhu), Cuttlefish
bone (Wuzeigu) and Poria (Fuling).
5. Damp-heat type of leukorrhea manifested
by thick, yellow and profuse leukorrhea with offensive smell. Dahurian
angelica root (Baizhi) is used with Phellodendron bark (Huangbai), Plantain
seed (Cheqianzi) and Flavescent sophora root (Kushen).
Dosage: 3-10 g.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated in yin deficiency.
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