[bai zhi] Radix Angelicae Dahuricae The dried root of Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f. or Angellica dahurica var. formosana Boiss. (family Umbelliferae). 1. in the treatment of affection due to wind, cold or dampness, as anodyne for frontal headache, supra-orbital neuralgia, etc.. 2. to discarge pus and to reduce swellings for the treatment of boils, carbuncles, thinitis and nasosinusitis.

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