Angelica Dahurica ( 白芷 ) ...Chinese Herb ...
Latin
Plant Name
Angelica Dahurica
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Bai Zhi
Common
English Name
Angelica Dahurica
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Stomach
Common
Usages
This herb is most often used in formulas to treat headaches or toothaches;
also used to treat symptoms of upper-body congestion, sinus headache, and
acute acne and itching (TCM: strong external wind-cold injury). Also used
for its drying effects in treating symptoms of leukorrhea with white or pink
vaginal discharge.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Expels wind and alleviates pain; reduces swelling and expels pus; expels
dampness and alleviates discharge; opens nasal passages.
Common
Formulas Used In
Agastache; Clematis and Stephania; Gnidium and Tea; Corydalis Tuber; Xanthium
and Magnolia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
-
Cautions
in Use
This herb is very drying and should be used carefully where there are sores that are already draining well, or where there is a Blood or Yin deficiency.
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