Pubescent Angelica Root (Duhuo)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Radix Angelicae Pubescentis |
| Botanical Name: | Angelica Pubescens Maxim. F. biserrata Shan et Yuan |
| Common Name: | Pubescent Angelica Root |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The roots are dug in spring or autumn and then baked and cut into slices after the fibrous parts have been removed. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, bitter and warm |
| Meridian: | Liver, kidney and urinary bladder |
| Functions: | To expel wind and dampness To stop pain To release the exterior and disperse cold |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Wind-damp obstruction syndrome (rheumatic pain). *Use with Large-leaf gentian root (Qinjiao), Ledebouriella root (Fangfeng) and Mulberry mistletoe (Sangjisheng) in the formula Duhuo Jisheng Tang. 2. Wind-cold type of exterior syndrome. *Use with Notopterygium root (Qianghuo) in the formula Qianghuo Shengshi Tang. |
| Dosage: | 3-10 g |
| Cautions: | This herb is contraindicated in cases with syndromes of deficient yin or blood with heat and pain. |