What are the effects and functions of angelica dahurica?

Has the functions of eliminating diseases, removing dampness, expelling pus, promoting granulation, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. Indications: cold, headache, rhinitis and toothache. Red, white and leucorrhea, pain, furuncle, etc. , can also be used as spices. Angelica dahurica also has cosmetic effects.

This product is rectangular and conical, with a length of10-25cm and a diameter of1.5-2.5cm. Its surface is grayish brown or yellowish brown, its roots are blunt, quadrangular or nearly round, with longitudinal wrinkles, root scars and lenticellate side protrusions, and some of them are arranged in four rows. There are sunken stem marks on the top. Solid, white or grayish white in cross section, powdery, brown in cambium, nearly square or nearly round, and most brown oil spots are scattered on the skin. The smell is fragrant, pungent and slightly bitter.

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Baizhi taboo population

First of all, people with yin deficiency and blood heat are not suitable for taking angelica dahurica. Blood-heat due to yin deficiency refers to the loss of body fluid, or causes symptoms of yin deficiency, which leads to the exuberance of heat evil and invasion of blood, which will become blood-heat syndrome. This symptom usually occurs in hot areas, and in that environment, the physiological quality of the human body will be directly or indirectly affected.

Secondly, pregnant women should not eat angelica dahurica. The physical quality of pregnant women is not as good as before, which is a sensitive period for women and a period of "over-protection". Angelica dahurica has the effects of relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Although it doesn't matter later, the quantity is still good.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Angelica dahurica (Umbelliferae)