The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Angelica dahurica

Angelica dahurica is a traditional Chinese medicine. We can use it to treat colds and rhinitis. It is also effective for toothaches and headaches. It can also remove dampness, regenerate tissue and promote blood circulation, but its most talked-about effect is its beauty effect. Let us learn about the effects and functions of Angelica dahurica below.

Angelica dahurica is one of the most favorite traditional Chinese medicines for women. Many gynecological diseases can be treated with Angelica dahurica. Angelica dahurica can treat abnormal leucorrhea in women. Of course, we cannot ignore that there are some taboos of Angelica dahurica.

The efficacy and function of Angelica dahurica:

1. Colds, wind-colds, headaches, nasal congestion and other symptoms: Angelica dahurica can dispel wind-cold, and has the effects of relieving pain and clearing the nasal passages, so it is mainly used to treat wind-cold symptoms accompanied by headaches and nasal congestion. If the headache is severe, add Qianghuo and Xixin; if the patient has a stuffy nose, add Patchouli (mainly to regulate the qi of the spleen and lungs), mint, etc.

2. Leucorrhea in women: Angelica dahurica is warm and drying, and is cold and damp. It is mainly used to treat leucorrhea with cold and dampness. It is often used together with cuttlebone. If it is caused by damp-heat, it can also be used together with heat-clearing and dampness-drying drugs such as Phellodendron chinense and Toona sinensis root bark.

3. Headache, brow pain, toothache: Angelica dahurica can dispel wind and relieve pain. It is mainly suitable for those with diseases in the Yangming meridian. The forehead, brow bone, upper and lower gums are all part of the Yangming meridian course, so they can be treated with Angelica dahurica. For treating headache, it can be used with Artemisia annua, Vitex rotundifolia, etc.; for treating superciliary ridge pain caused by wind-cold, it can be used alone; for treating wind-heat, it can be used together with Scutellaria baicalensis.

4. It is an important medicine for treating nasal sinusitis. It has the function of removing dampness and clearing the nasal passages. It is often used together with magnolia and goose grass. It can be taken orally or used externally.

It can also be used for snake bites and has the effect of detoxifying snake venom. There are records of using it as a decoction for oral administration and the residue for external application in ancient times. Some modern snake medicine detoxification tablets include this product.

5. Used for sores, swelling and pain: Angelica dahurica can treat sores, it can dissipate the sores at the beginning and discharge pus after ulceration. It is a commonly used auxiliary medicine in surgery. For example, if mastitis is just in its early stages, it can be used together with dandelion and trichosanthes; if pus is not draining smoothly, it can be used together with honeysuckle and radix trichosanthis. It can also be ground into powder and applied externally to eliminate sores.

Contraindications of using Angelica dahurica:

1. People with yin deficiency and blood heat should not take Angelica dahurica.

Above we introduced what Angelica dahurica is and learned that it has very high medicinal value and can be used to treat headaches and rhinitis. It also has good antibacterial and anti-cancer effects.