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.