Source:
This herb is the root of Angelica dahurica (Fisch ex Hoffm.) Benth. a Hook, or Angelica dahurinz (Fisch ex Hofm) Benth. et Hook f. var. formosana (Boiss.) Shan et Yuan (family Umbelliferae), grown cheifly in the provinces of Zhejiang, Hubei and Liaoning,
Properties:
pungent in flavour, warm in property, acting on the lung and stomach Channels.
Effects:
inducing diaphoresis to disperse cold, expelling wind to relieve pain, subduing swelling, promoting pus discharge, and removing dampness to stop leukorrhagia.
Indications:
1. Common cold due to wind-cold pathogens manifested as headache, stuffy nose, etc. It is often used in combination with ledebouriella and notopterygium, as in Notopterygium Decoction of Nine Ingredients (Jiuwei Qianghuo Tang) 2. Headache, toothache, especially pain in the forehead and superciliary region. For headache due to pathogenic wind, it is often used with Chuanxiong rhizome, chrysanthemum flower and ledebouriella root, as in Chuanxiong Mixture (Chitanxiong C/ia Tiao San). For headache caused by stuffy nose and rhinorrhea with turbid puruloid nasal discharge, it is often used with xanthiurn fruit and magnolia flower, as in of Xanthium Powder (Cangerzi San). For toothache due to pathogenic wind-cold which is aggravated by cold air, it is used-together with asarum; for toothache due to wind-fire which is aggravated by heat, it is used with gypsum. 3. Various infections on the body surface. For the treatment of acute mastitis, it is often used with trichosanthes fruit, fritillary bulb and dandelion; for various kinds of sores and swellings, it is often used with honeysuckle flower, trichosanthes fruit and other herbs. 4. Leukorrhagia. For patients with profuse clear and thin leukorrhea due to cold-dampness, this herb is often used with white atractylocles rhizome, poria and cuttic-bone; for foul yellow thick leukorrhagia due to damp-heat, it is used with phellodendron bark, plantain seed and other herbs. 5. Stomachache. It can be used with liquorice, named Decoction of Dahurian Angelica and Liquorice (Baizhi Gancao Tang).
Dosage and Administration:
3¡ª10g, decocted in water for an oral dose.
Modern Researches:| For the treatment of stomachache, the dosage of this herb can be increased to as much as 30g and reduced to the proper amount after relief of pain. | | Byak-ang-elicin can dispel the pain and purulence. | 
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