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Bai Zhi (白芷), the root of Angelica dahurica, releases wind-cold, opens the nasal passages, relieves pain (especially frontal/yang-ming headache and toothache), dries dampness and reduces swelling of sores.
Latin / Pharmaceutical Name
Angelica dahurica (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae)
Common English Name
Angelica dahurica root
Taste
Acrid
Temperature
Warm
Channels Entered
Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine
Actions & Functions
- Releases the exterior and expels wind-cold
- Opens the nose and relieves frontal headache and toothache
- Dries dampness and stops discharge (leucorrhoea)
- Reduces swelling and expels pus
Indications
Wind-cold with frontal headache and nasal congestion; sinusitis and rhinitis; supraorbital pain and toothache; vaginal discharge; and early-stage sores and abscesses.
Dosage
3-9 g in decoction.
Common Combinations
With Cang Er Zi and Xin Yi Hua for nasal congestion and sinusitis.
Cautions & Contraindications
Drying; avoid in yin deficiency with heat and in sores that have ulcerated.
