Herb
Pubescent Angelica (Du huo)
独活du huo
1 sourceRadix Angelicae Pubescentis
Dispels wind-cold-damp impediment and relieves joint pain, especially of the lower body, and quiets wind.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·独活·主治（《本经》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：《本经》载独活主风寒所击、金疮止痛、奔豚痫痓、女子疝瘕，久服轻身耐老；《别录》疗诸贼风、百节痛风、无问久新；甄权谓治诸中风湿冷、奔喘逆气、皮肤苦痒、手足挛痛劳损、风毒齿痛；李杲谓治风寒湿痹、酸痛不仁、诸风掉眩。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦、甘，平，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓微温；张元素谓独活微温、甘苦辛、气味俱薄、浮而升、阳也，足少阴行经气分之药。·Meridians: 肾（足少阴）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类·独活（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·气味（《本经》《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·气味（元素·足少阴行经气分）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·主治（李杲）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·独活·气味（之才·豚实为使）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.