Angelica pubescens, Du Huo, 独活

Du Huo (TCM)
Picture Angelica pubescens flower
Photo by Koichi Oda

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Botanical name:


Angelica pubescens; others used include A. brevicaulis, A. polyclada, A. hemsleyanum

Parts used:


Root

Temperature & Taste:


Warm, dry. Pungent, bitter

Classification:


D. Clear Wind and Damp

Uses:


1. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:
-acute and chronic painful obstruction, especially in the Lower Back, Hips, Legs and Feet
-Toothache, Headache, Vertigo, pain of the occiput and neck
-acute or chronic arthritis due to Wind (Ming Yi Bie Lu)

2. Clears Wind-Cold-Damp from the Exterior:
-acute Wind-Cold-Damp with Headache, Fever, Chills, joint and muscle pain

3. Moves the Blood, Resolves Stasis:
-‘dissolves hard and moving mass in the abdomen of a woman’ (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
-‘disperses mass from the epigastrium’ (Da Ming)
-‘removes Blood Stasis’ (Zhang Yuan Su)


Comment:


… available in PRO version

Dose:


Decoction: 3–9 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
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Main Combinations:


1. External Wind-Cold body aches and pains without sweating, Angelica Du Huo, with … available in PRO version
2. Chronic pain and stiffness in the lower back and legs, Angelica Du Huo, with … available in PRO version
3. Numbness in the legs, Angelica Du Huo with … available in PRO version
4. Leg weakness associated with Wind, form a medicated wine with Angelica Du Huo and … available in PRO version
5. Swelling of the ankles and feet, Angelica Du Huo with … available in PRO version
6. Arthritis and Rheumatism, Lower Back Pain, Angelica Du Huo with … available in PRO version
7. Infantile Paralysis, Lower Back and Knee Pain, or chronic Rheumatism Angelica Du Huo with … available in PRO version
8. Carbuncles and Abscesses, Angelica Du Huo, with … available in PRO version

Major Formulas


Da Qin Jiao Tang
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
Ren Shen Bai Du San
Shi Wei Bai Du San

Cautions:


1. Very drying, so not suitable in Yin or Blood deficiency.
2. Not used in people with Internal Wind (Hypertension, headache, dizziness)

Main Preparations used: