Class: Release the Exterior
Subclass: Pungent and Warm Formulas
Name:
Pinyin: Bai Zhi
Pharmaceutical: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
Description: Angelica Root.
Properties:
Nature: Warm.
Taste: Pungent.
Organ: Lungs, Stomach.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Releases the Exterior.
Expels Wind.
Dries Dampness.
Resolves oedema.
Expels pus.
Calms pain.
Comparisons:
Gao Ben treats pain at the top of the head in colds, and rheumatic arthralgia.
Man Jing Zi relieves headache due to Wind-Heat.
Xi Xin relieves headache due to Wind-Cold.
Warning:
Contraindications: Blood or Yin Deficiency.
Open boils or sores.
Pregnancy.