Angelica Dahurica(白芷)

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

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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.