Angelica pubescens, Du Huo Angelica pubescens, Du Huo, 独活 Du Huo (TCM) Angelica pubescens flowerPhoto by Koichi Oda 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 pain3. 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: 1. Out of the three main types of Angelica used in TCM (Dang Gui, Du Huo and Bai Zhi), Angelica Bai Zhi is most similar in use to the Western Angelica. However, the western Angelica has been used similarly to all three Angelica of TCM at different times.2. All are warm, dry, pungent medicines which open obstructions of Cold and Damp, and benefit Circulation. Bai Zhi and Du…

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