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Pubescent Angelica Root
(du huo)
Radix Angelicae pubescentis
Properties:
Pungent and bitter in flavour, warm in nature, it acts on
liver, kidney and urinary bladder channels. Being pungent
for dipersing heat, warm for dispersing cold, bitter and
dry for eliminating dampness, the herb is effective for
relieving pain of waist and knees caused by
wind-cold-dampness and relieving headache caused by wind
and cold of Shaoyin Channel. It is suitable for patients
with chronic diseases.
Effects:
Expelling pathogenic wind, dampness, cold and relieving
pain.
Indications:
1.
Arthralgia due to wind dampness, especially pains
in the lower part of the body (waist and legs), the herb
is used in combination with drugs for replenishing the
liver and kidney, such as ledebouriella root (Rhizoma
Ledebouriellae), eucommia bark (Cortex Edcommiae),
loranthus mulberry mistletoe (Ramulus Loranthus), etc.
2. Wind-cold-dampness attack, manifested as aversion
to cold, fever, headache, general pains, adiaphoresis, it
is often used together with notopterygium root and
ledebouriella root; for chronic headache caused by wind in
the interior, it is usually used in combination with
Chuanxiong rhizome (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), asarum
(Herba Asari) and gastrodia tuber (Rhizoma Gastrodiae).
Dosage:
3-10g.
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