百子櫃THE HUNDRED DRAWERS
Dahurian angelica root
白芷
祛風散寒通竅止痛消腫排膿燥濕止帶美顏（民間美白之說）
The chalky white root of Dahurian angelica, sold as strongly aromatic slices with a scent between celery and camphor. One of the wind-dispelling trio for fish-head soup, a couple of slices perfume the broth and offset any muddiness in the fish.
TCM properties
Nature · warming Flavour · pungent Meridians · lung、stomach、large intestine
Traditional food therapy
In Cantonese food therapy it is simmered with chuanxiong and tin ma in fish-head pots, traditionally used to dispel wind-cold, open the nasal passages and ease wind-type brow discomfort; folk use also links it to a fair complexion.
Cautions: read first
- Not for yin deficiency with heat in the blood
- People who run dry and hot should drink little of this kind of warming soup
Preparation
Slice it and rinse it, that is all.
Origin · Geo-authentic (道地) source
Suining, Sichuan (Sichuan bai zhi), Yuzhou in Henan and Anguo in Hebei
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
