Bach Chi

* Effects of Bach Chi:

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Angelica dahurica has a pungent taste, a warm nature, and acts on the lungs, stomach, and large intestine. The herb has properties that relieve external symptoms, dispel wind, overcome dampness, and promote blood circulation to remove pus, regenerate tissue, relieve pain, and stimulate the nervous system, thus rapidly improving blood flow. Therefore, it is used to treat headaches, toothaches, head and facial diseases, leucorrhea, and regulate menstruation.

The herb is also used to relieve pain and draw out pus in cases of breast swelling and scabies. In addition, it relieves pain in headaches, colds, dizziness, toothaches, and stops bleeding in people with nosebleeds or bloody stools.

According to Modern Medicine

Antibacterial effects

In 1950, Liu Guoqing and Zhang Duyixin researched and proved that Angelica dahurica can inhibit the growth of E. coli, Sonner’s dysentery bacilli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and cholera bacteria.

Agar diffusion analysis showed that the extract of Angelica dahurica inhibits the growth of pneumococci, hemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Shigella dysenteriae, Streptococci, Vibrio cholerae, and Salmonella typhi.

Antipyretic and analgesic effects:

When rabbits with peptone-induced fever were given Angelica dahurica decoction, a significant reduction in fever was observed.

Anti-inflammatory effects:

When mice with kaolin-induced edema were given Angelica dahurica at a dose of 10 g/kg, it showed an effect in reducing edema.

Effects on smooth muscle spasms or asthma:

In rabbits, the total coumarin extract of Angelica dahurica reduced uterine spasms. In mice with histamine-induced bronchospasm, this extract also had an anti-asthmatic effect.

Effects on the cardiovascular system:

Rabbits experienced bradycardia when given a total coumarin solution. Isoimperatorin caused hypotension in cats and inhibited cardiac contractility in frogs. Byakangelicin has antitumor effects.

Effects on the nervous system

At low doses, angelicotoxin has a stimulating effect, causing excitation of the vagal motor center, respiratory center, and vagus nerve, leading to decreased heart rate, increased blood pressure, prolonged breathing, vomiting, and salivation.

At high doses, angelicotoxin can cause convulsions and generalized paralysis.