Dahurian Angelica Root
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix
Bai Zhi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; warm

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind, to remove damp, to clear the stuffed nose, to relieve pain, and to promote the subsidence ofswelling and drainage of pus.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold common cold, nasal congestion, headache (especially in forehead and superciliary region), toothache, infections, acute mastitis, sores, excessive leukorrhea, stomachache.