INDIVIDUAL HERBS
Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Angelicae Pubescentis |
Common English: | Pubescent Angelica Root Tu-Huo Hairy Angelica Root Double Teeth Angelica Root |
Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Acrid |
Warm (Slightly Warm) |
Kidney Bladder (Liver) |
3-10g Tincture:1-4ml |
Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Dispels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain |
Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction (Bi), especially in the low back and legs (It can be used for both acute and chronic conditions) |
Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness and releases the Exterior |
Exterior Wind-Cold with Dampness |
Treats Shao Yin Level headache and toothache |
Shao Yin Level headache and toothache |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
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Hb. Taxilli |
Rx. Saposhnikoviae |
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Wind-Damp Bi causing numbness, pain and soreness in the neck, back and lower extremities. |
Wind-Dampness in a patient with underlying Kidney Deficiency, with low back and knee pain and stiffness. |
Numbness in the legs. |
Rz. Seu Rx. Notopterygii |
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Wind-Cold toothache. |
Wind-Cold-Dampness with headache, chills and fever and muscle and joint pain. |
Joint pain and numbness. |
Hb. Ephedrae |
Hb. Asari |
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Wind-Cold with anhidrosis and body aches and pains. |
Shao Yin toothaches and headaches. |
Ascending Wind and Fire or Stomach Fire causing toothache and swollen gums. |
Hb. Asari |
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Shao Yin headache, with splitting pain that involves the teeth and cheeks due to External Wind-Cold. Joint pain due to Wind-Cold-Dampness. |
Rash and itching. |
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- This herb is usually used with Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo to treat Wind-Damp Bi. This herb is better for the lower back and legs while Qiang Huo is better for the upper back and shoulders.
- It is considered to be the most important herb for Wind-Dampness invasion.
- It is important for headaches, especially when they are Wind induced.
- It assists in treating Blood Stasis.
- Du Huo can be used alone as a mouthwash for toothache.
- It opens the channels and vitalizes the vessels.
- Both Du Huo and Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo dispel Wind, eliminate Dampness, disperse Cold and relieve Bi pain and are often used together to treat Wind-Cold-Damp Bi. Du Huo tends to have a stronger action on the foot Shao Yin channel and is better suited for Wind-Damp in the lower body with pain in the lumbar region, legs, calves and feet. It also treats Shao Yin headache involving the teeth and cheeks. Its actions are deeper, focusing on chronic lurking Wind in the interior, lower body and Shao Yin. Qiang Huo mainly enters the Tai Yang and is best for dispersing Wind, Cold and Dampness in the Tai Yang by promoting sweating and releasing the exterior. It is better suited to an attack on the upper body with pain and stiffness in the upper back, neck, occiput and head.