Du Huo
獨活 dú huó, "self-reliant existence"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: It should be used with caution in those with Yin or Blood Deficiency, and should not be used in patients with Internal Wind		Meridians: Urinary Bladder , Kidney
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - large, thick roots with a solid texture and strongly aromatic fragrance
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (14) dà qiāng huó tāng (Major Notopterygium Decoction) dà qín jiāo tāng (Major Gentiana Qinjiao Decoction) dú huó jì shēng tāng (Angelica Pubescens and Sang-Ji-Sheng Decoction) hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask) jīng fáng bài dú sǎn (Schizonepeta & Ledebouriella Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) juān bì tāng (Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction) qiāng huó shèng shī tāng (Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) rén shēn bài dú sǎn (Ginseng Power to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) sān bì tāng (Three Painful Obstruction Decoction) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) sì wù xiāo fēng yǐn (Eliminate Wind Decoction with the Four Substances) wēi ruí tāng (Polygonatum Odoratum Decoction) yín qiáo bài dú sǎn (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences)

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Pharmaceutical: Radix Angelicae Pubiscentis

Botanical: Angelica Pubescens Maxim. F. Biserrata Shan & Yuan

Japanese: dokkatsu

Korean: dokhwal

Common: pubescent angelica root, angelica root, tu-huo

Temperature: Warm

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Disperses Wind-Cold Dampness and Releases the exterior add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Alleviates pain add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Treats Shao Yin Headache and toothache add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Arthritis add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Wind cold damp obstruction (especially of the lower back and legs) acute or chronic add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Exterior wind cold with dampness add comment

	+1 Dessa Stone-Pividal While researching this herb in the "Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology by Chen, I did note under the Pharmacological effects that this herb can have immunosuppressive effects. add comment

Du Huo獨活 dú huó, "self-reliant existence"