What are the effects and functions of Angelica dahurica

Angelica dahurica is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. It has regulating effects on many diseases. Many people are not clear about the effects and functions of Angelica dahurica. In traditional Chinese medicine, Duhuo has a certain effect in the treatment of rheumatism. Of course, we should also pay attention to the dosage to avoid side effects.

1. Duhuo treats Shaoyin headache

This product is good at entering the kidney meridian and searching for hidden wind. When combined with asarum, chuanxiong, etc., it can treat wind disturbing the kidney meridian and Shaoyin headache caused by wind hiding in the kidney meridian, such as Duhuo Xixin Decoction.

2. Angelica dahurica and mulberry branches

Angelica dahurica dispels wind, dispels cold, relieves pain and relieves numbness; mulberry twig dispels rheumatism and dredges the meridians throughout the limbs. The combination of the two enhances the efficacy of treating wind-cold-dampness arthritis, especially upper limb pain and periarthritis of the shoulder.

3. Duhuo treats wind-cold-dampness arthralgia

This product is pungent, bitter and dry, with a fragrant, warm and unobstructed aroma. It is good at dispelling rheumatism and relieving arthralgia. It is the main medicine for treating rheumatic arthralgia and arthralgia. It can be used for all arthralgia caused by wind, cold and dampness, no matter whether it is new or old. Because it mainly enters the kidney meridian and is good at descending, it is especially suitable for pain in the waist, knees, legs and feet joints caused by cold and dampness in the lower body. It is used to treat wind-cold-dampness arthralgia caused by wind, cold and dampness, pain in muscles, waist, back, hands and feet, and is often used together with Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Achyranthes bidentata, etc., such as Duhuo Decoction (Huoyou New Book); if it is used in combination with Viscum album, Eucommia ulmoides, ginseng, etc., it can treat arthralgia caused by long-term deficiency of the body, soreness of the waist and knees, and difficulty in flexing and extending the joints, such as Duhuo Jishe Decoction.

4. Duhuo is used to treat wind-cold and dampness symptoms on the exterior. This product is pungent, dispersing, warming, bitter and dry, and can disperse wind, cold and dampness and relieve exterior symptoms. It is used to treat headaches, heaviness of the head, and pain all over the body caused by exogenous wind, cold and dampness. It is often used with Notopterygium wilfordii, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Saposhnikovia divaricata, etc., such as Qianghuo Shengshi Decoction.