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Angelica pubescens
, a Chinese herb called Du Huo. It is a bitter,
acrid, and warm herb. The root is used. It enters
the Kidney and Bladder channel and affects the lung,
stomach and colon.
Properties are classified as a diaphoretic warming
herb that is also a carminative, stimulant,
expectorant, tonic, analgesic, and emmenagogue.
Actions:
1 dispels wind-dampness and alleviates pains. So it
is in many formula for low back and leg pain which
are being caused by a wind-cold-damp obstruction.
2. Disperses wind-cold-dampness for lung ailments,
colds, pleurisy. It can be used as an expectorant or
diaphoretic agent. The leaves can also be used as an
external poultice for chest and lung diseases.
It is a great herb to improve warmth and circulation
in the winter.
In TCM, it is classified as a herb that dispels
wind-dampness, in western literature, it is a
warming diaphoretic.
Michael Tierra says, "One of the best herbs for
arthralgia symptoms caused by wind, dampness and
cold. It is especially useful for rheumatic
pains of the lower body and for patients whose
mobility is impaired as a result of pains in the
waist, legs, and feet.
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HB PINYIN CHINESE NAME: Duhuo
HB LATIN NAME: Angelicae Pubescentis / Biserratae /
Grosserratae Rx;
Angelicae Tuhuo Rx,
HB ENGLISH NAME: Angelica Tuhuo Rx, Japanese Angelica
Rx; Twotooth
Pubescent Angelica Rx / Pubescent Angelica Rx
HB CLASS: Disperse Wind Damp + Expel Cold;
Antirheumatic;
TEMP: Warm / Warm~ slightly
NATURE: Fragrant; Acrid w Tongue Numbness; Bitter
CHANNELS: KI; BL
DOSE: As Dec: 3-9g / dose; Tab (has coumarin): 3-6mg /
kg for
psoriasis
HB ACTIONS: ENVOY~ body~ lower; ENVOY~ HT-KI (Shaoyin);
(1) Disperse Wind Damp; Analgesic;
(2) Expel Cold; Make Sweat;
(3) Disperse Wind Damp + Expel Cold; Free Jingluo;
Antiarthralgia;
Analgesic esp RA pain in body~ lower; Analgesic esp in
pain of body~
lower;: Wind Bi, Cold Bi, Damp Bi, Wind Cold Damp Bi* +
arthralgia
esp in body~ lower;
(4) Ease Fever; Release Exterior~ Make Sweat; Expel
Cold: Wind Cold +
Ganmao, severe chills; Damp + Ganmao;
(5) Also: TOPICAL for toothache; Calming;
Antiphlogistic; ??Clear
Nebula / cataract; Bergapten is ultraviolet absorbent +
used in
vitiligo; Coumarin is Antimycotic;
Antiplatelet-Aggregation;
Anticoagulant / Antithrombus; Hypotensor; CNS Tonic;
Antiarthritis;
Anticancer; Antiarrhythmia; Antiinflammatory
CLINICAL USES: Wind + Damp Cold; Channel Bi; RA /
arthritis /
arthralgia esp RA pain in body~ lower w Wind + Damp
Cold; articular
rheumatism of shoulder, arm + knee; gout; Headache; loin
pain; loin
pain; sciatica; leg~ numbness; Hypertension
COMBOS:
(1) Duhuo + Sangjisheng, Qinjiao, Niuxi, etc in Wind +
Damp Bi +
arthralgia, myalgia / heaviness in body~ lower, loin
pain /
heaviness, limb~ lower pain / heaviness; Hb Disperse
Wind in body~
lower;
(2) Duhuo + Qianghuo, Fangfeng, Baizhi, Chuanxiong,
Gancao,
Shengjiang, etc in Wind Cold + Cold, headache +
soreness~ general
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