Pubescent Angelica Root (Duhuo)

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.