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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:11.061832+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">du huo</name>
    <name type="chinese">独活</name>
    <name type="latin">Radix Angelicae Pubescentis</name>
    <name type="english">double teeth pubescent angelica root</name>
    <name type="japanese">dokkatsu</name>
    <name type="korean">dokhwal</name>
  </names>
  <category>Dispel Wind Damp</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Bladder</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Damp and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Bi from Wind, Cold and Damp, mainly in the lower back, knees and legs; suits both acute and long-standing cases</indication>
      <indication>Aching of the legs and joints; regarded as the best herb of its group for pain in the lower half of the body</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Releases the Exterior and disperses Wind-Cold-Damp</summary>
      <indication>Exterior Wind-Cold with Damp: chills and fever, headache, aching body and joints, a heavy feeling and aversion to cold</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Treats Shao Yin headache and toothache</summary>
      <indication>Headache or toothache at the Shao Yin level, where Wind-Cold-Damp has settled deep into that channel</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
