Category 1: Acrid and Warming > Bai Zhi 白芷
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
Acrid and warm
LU and ST channels
Functions and Indications
1. Dispels Wind and Alleviates pain
2. Reduces swelling and Expels pus
3. Expels Dampness and Alleviates discharge
4. Expels Dampness and Alleviates discharge
Precautions
Additional Information
1. Dispels Wind and Alleviates pain
- Exterior Wind-Cold with headache
- Yangming (ST/LI) frontal headache and supra-orbital areas, nasal congestion and toothache
2. Reduces swelling and Expels pus
- Early stages of sores, ulcers and carbuncles
3. Expels Dampness and Alleviates discharge
- Leucorrhoea from Damp-Cold in Lower Jiao (Lower Burner/Heater)
4. Expels Dampness and Alleviates discharge
- Nasal congestion
- 3 -10g
Precautions
- Contraindicated for Blood and Yin Deficiency patterns because it is very drying
- Use cautiously if sores have burst and there is very little pus (because it is drying)
Additional Information
Think about which part of the plant is used to produce Bai Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae)