Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Bai Zhi 白芷
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae Angelica Root
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LU, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
- Chinese
- 白芷
- Tone Marks
- bái zhĭ
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind and Stops Pain For external Wind-Cold, especially with sinus or yang Ming headache, supra-orbital pain and sinus congestion.
- Reduces Pus and Swelling For early stages of surface level sores. This herb can reduce swelling and/or help to discharge pus. Also used for damp and discharge in the Lower Jiao.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams.
- Part Used: single root, no branches.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- This herb is drying, do not use in cases of Yin and Blood Deficiency.
- Traditional sources say this herb antagonizes Flos Inulae (Xuan Fu Hua).
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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