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 & Taste : pungent, bitter
and warm
Meridians : Liver, kidney and urinary bladder
Functions:
1. To expel wind and dampness;
2. To stop pain;
3. To release the exterior and disperse cold
Indications & Combinations:
1. Wind-damp obstruction syndrome (rheumatic
pain). Pubescent angelica root (Duhuo) is
used 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. Pubescent
angelica root (Duhuo) is used with Notopterygium
root (Qianghuo) in the formula Qianghuo Shengshi
Tang.
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This herb is contraindicated in cases with
syndromes of deficient yin or blood with heat
and pain. |
