Bai+Zhi+(Angelica)

**[[image:BaiZhi.jpg width="304" height="393" align="right"]]Bai Zhi** (Angelica) [“White Rootlet”]
Category: Acrid Warm Herbs to Release the Exterior Nature: Warm Flavor: acrid Channels: LU, ST, SP

Functions: relieves ext. syndrome by eliminating wind-cold, eliminate damp, relieve swelling & drain pus, stop pain, open nose**, Guides to the Yangming** Ind: 1. headache, congestion of nose due to wind-cold attack 2. **Frontal Headache (Yangming channel**), **toothache** due to ext. wind attack; one of key herbs to treat headache due to **sinusitis. [dampness]** 3. **Dissipate swelling** before production of pus in carbuncles or **drain pus** after production of pus in carbuncle 4. **Leukorrhea** due to cold & damp in lower jiao 5. Carbuncles or boils 6. Parasites

Dose 3 -10g. [up to 15g.] Contra: headache due to blood def. & heat syndrome