| Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名: | Radix Angelicae Dahuricae |
| Latin botanical name: 拉丁学名: | Angelica dahurica (Fisc.) Benth. et Hook. f. Angelica dahurica (Fish.) ex Hook. f. var. Angelica taiwaniana (Boiss.) Shan et Yuan |
| Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音: | byakushi |
| Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音: | paegchi |
| Pron. in Cantonese: 粤語發音: | bak chi |
| Common Name: 英文名: | angelica root |
| Distribution: 分佈: | Hebei, Henan, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Liaoning. 1. 白芷 產于河南長葛、禹縣者習稱"禹白芷", 產于河北安國者習稱"祁白芷"。 2. 杭白芷 產于 浙江、福建、四川等省,習稱、"杭白芷"和"川白芷"。 3. 陝西和東北亦產。 |
| Properties: 性味: | acrid, warm 辛 ﹐ 溫 。 |
| Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經: | lung, stomach 肺 ﹐ 胃 。 |
| Actions & Indications: 主治: | headache from externally contracted wind and chill, red and white vaginal discharge, amenorrhea and swelling in vagina, dry and itchy skin, sinus infection, pain in intestine and hemorrhoids. 頭痛,女人漏下赤白,血閉陰腫,寒熱頭風,皮膚燥癢, 鼻淵,腸風痔漏。 |
| Medical Function: 藥理: | Medical Function:1. Antipyretic. 2. Relieves pain. 3. Small amount stimulate CNS, respiratory system, increase blood pressure, slows heart rate, deepens breathing but large amount can cause intermittent spasm and numbness of the whole body. 4. Dilates coronary arteries. 藥理: 1. 解熱作用。 2. 鎮痛作用。 3. 小量白芷素對動物延髓運動中樞、呼吸中樞、 迷走神經及脊髓有興奮作用,能使血壓上升, 脈搏變慢,呼吸加深;大量使用會引起強直性間 歇性痙攣,可使全身麻痺。 4. 擴張冠狀血管作用。 |
| Chemical ingredients: 化學成份: | to be loaded |
| Dosage: 用量: | For decoction: 3-10 g. External use: use appropriate amount. 三 克 至10克 ,煎服。外用適量。 |
| Samples of formulae: 處方舉例: | chai ge jie ji tang, huo xiang zheng qi tang |
| Modern Research: 现代研究: | to be loaded |
| Cautions: 禁忌: | allergy reaction reported in one case. Not to use in cases of heat in blood or yin deficiency (yinxu) conditions. Use caution if puss flow is smooth. Contradicts with xuan fu hua. 血熱 或 陰 虛 有 火者忌用。 |