Dried Angelica Dahurica Benth (Bai Zhi)

Alias:
Bai Zhu, Bai Hua Zhi, Dahurian Angelica

Properties:
Pungent, Warm

Pharmacological Effects:

• Bai Zhi has the effects of expelling wind, relieving exterior conditions, dispelling dampness, stopping pain, and promoting circulation.
• Modern studies show that Bai Zhi has significant anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and analgesic properties, helping to alleviate joint pain and headaches caused by wind-damp conditions.
• Bai Zhi is effective for upper respiratory tract diseases, commonly used to treat cold, headaches, nasal congestion, and flu symptoms caused by wind-cold.
• Bai Zhi also has a decongestant effect, used for treating nasal congestion, headaches, and cough caused by wind-cold, especially effective for sinusitis and frontal pain.
• Additionally, Bai Zhi has antibacterial and antiviral properties, helping to clear pathogens from the body and enhance immunity.
• Bai Zhi also has hemostatic, anti-swelling, and blood-activating effects, and is used for treating external bleeding, swelling, and blood stasis.
• It is suitable for the treatment of cold-induced headaches, nasal congestion, flu, wind-damp pain, and external bleeding.