Botanical Name :	Angelica　dahurica
Parts Used :	Radix
Possible English Names :	dahurian angelica root
Japanese Name :	byakushi
Chinese Name :	bai zhi

Property :	warm

Taste :	pungent

Affinity :	the channels of the LIS and stomach


Effects :	1. dispersing cold to relieve exterior syndrome
	2. subduing swelling and promoting pus discharge
	3. dispelling pathogenic wind to arrest pain
	4. eliminating dampness to stop leukorrhagia

# "Exterior syndrome" refers to the symptoms and signs along with the cold and flu, such as chills, fever, headache, etc.

Indications :
Signs, Symptoms and Illnesses	Pattern Analysis	Combination	Formula
(1) headache and nasal cogestion	exterior syndrome due to exopathic wind-cold	ledebouriella root, notopterygium root	Kumi-Kyoukatsu-Tou
(2) headache, especially in the forehead and superciliary region	due to exopathic wind	ledebouriella root, szechuan lovage rhizome	Senkyuu-Chachou-San
* toothache	pathogenic wind-heat	gypsum
* headache	due to chronic sinusitis	cocklebur fruit, magnolia flower	Souji-San
(3) purulent inflammation of the skin		honeysuckle flower, dandelion, snakegourd root
* acute mastitis		trichosanthes fruit, dandelion, thunberg fritillary bulb
(4) leukorrhagia	due to pathogenic cold-dampness	cuttle fish bone, white atractylodes rhizome, poria
* leukorrhagia	due to pathogenic heat-dampness	phellodendron bark

Note : "Combination" shows medicinal herbs usually or often used in combination with dahurian angelica root. "Formula" shows the one which contains the group of herbs on the left.

Applications:
	the common cold, headache, chronic sinusitis, toothache, furunculosis, carbuncles, acute mastitis, leukorrhagia, etc
Dosage :	3 - 9 grams
Administration :
	to be decocted with water for oral administration ( # see below )
Warnings ( Contraindications ) :
	It must not be taken in the following cases. headache due to blood deficiency

# Decoction
(1) Tools: sauce pan ( non-metal ), bamboo basket ( “Take-zaru” ), bowl ( non-metal ), gauze
(2) How to make :
1. Pour 4 glasses of cold tap water ( about 800ml ) into the pan.
2. Remove the medicinal herbs from the paper bag ( packaging ).
3. Add them to the water.
4. Boil and stir for about 30 min, until the total volume of the water has been reduced to half.
First heat with a full flame, then once it’s boiled, reduce the flame to simmer.
5. Place the bamboo basket with 2 sheets of gauze onto the bowl.
6. Pour the boiling water and medicinal herbs through the filter.
* Gauze is sold at pharmacies ( 5m,10m,20m ).
You should cut the gauze into a suitable sized square.
7. Divide soup into 2 cups equally.