-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticAngelica
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Botanical name |
Angelica dahurica |
| Pin yin name | Bai Zhi | |
| Pin yin description | Bai means white, the color of the roots; zhi refers to this and similar herbs, species of Angelica | |
| Other common names | Dahurian Angelica | |
| Part used | Root (collected summer and autumn when the leavs turn yellow; rootlets removed) |
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| Taste | Pungent | |
| Nature | Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Resolve the exterior and dispel wind-cold, resolve dampness, eliminate pus from sores, reduce swelling, alleviate pain, clear nasal passages | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Common cold with headache and nasal obstruction due to wind-cold; headache and facial pain due to fire syndrome (yang ming fire); boils, carbuncles, swellings with pain; leukorrhea due to damp-cold; sinus discharge | |
| Possible unwanted effects | In large doses, may cause drying of body fluids | |
| Herb drug interactions | None | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Blood and yin deficiency | |
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