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Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix): The thermal nature is warm, the flavor is extremely pungent, belonging to pure Yang. It is non-toxic. Both its aroma and flavor are light, indicating Yang properties.
It serves as a guiding herb for the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and is also a primary herb of this meridian. It circulates through the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian; it can be added to the Siwei Shengma Tang (Four-Ingredient Ephedra Decoction).
Zhang Yuansu (Jiegu) stated: It treats headaches in the Hand-Yangming meridian, wind-stroke with alternating chills and fever, and acts as a resolving and unblocking agent. The primary formula is Siwei Shengma Tang (Four-Ingredient Ephedra Decoction).
The Zhenzhu Nang (Pearl Pocket Manual) stated: It promotes muscle growth and disperses Wind from the Yangming meridian.
Li Dongyuan (Dongyuan) stated: It is generally used for treating Wind disorders and removes Wind-Heat from the Lung meridian.
Bencao (Materia Medica) recorded: It primarily treats leukorrhea (red and white discharge) in women, blood obstruction, swelling and cold-fever in the yin region, wind attacking the head causing tearing, promotes skin growth and moistening, can be made into facial cream, treats Wind pathogens, chronic thirst, vomiting, fullness in the hypochondrium, wind-pain, dizziness, and itchy eyes.
Ri Hua Zi Bencao (Daily Life Substances Materia Medica) recorded: It tonifies the fetus to prevent miscarriage, breaks old blood stasis, and nourishes new blood. It treats breast abscesses, back carbuncles, all sores and scabies, expels pus, relieves pain, generates flesh, removes facial blemishes and scars, brightens the eyes. Its aromatic qi treats Zhengyang Yangming headaches. Used together with Xin Yi (Magnolia Flower) and Xi Xin (Asarum), it treats nasal diseases. In internal support therapies, using this herb to generate flesh indicates its action on the Yangming meridian. It is further stated that Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis) acts as its guide, and it is incompatible with Xuan Fu Hua (Inula Flower).

Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma): The thermal nature is warm, the flavor is pungent, belonging to pure Yang. It is non-toxic.
It enters the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, and Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, serving as a primary herb for these meridians.
Zhang Yuansu (Jiegu) stated: It nourishes Blood and is a miraculous herb for treating headaches due to Blood deficiency. For pregnant women with fetal restlessness for several months, add Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis); use two qian of each, decoct with two cups of water until half remains, and take. The effect is miraculous.
The Zhenzhu Nang (Pearl Pocket Manual) stated: It disperses Wind from the Liver meridian; Chuan Xiong penetrates the Shaoyang meridian to treat severe headaches.
Li Dongyuan (Dongyuan) stated: It treats Shaoyang headaches and is generally used for Wind disorders.
Bencao (Materia Medica) recorded: It primarily treats headaches caused by Wind-stroke entering the brain, cold-bi causing tendon spasm or flaccidity, metal wounds, female blood obstruction leading to infertility, clears cold pain in the brain, removes wandering Wind on the face, tearing, excessive saliva and mucus, mental confusion resembling drunkenness, various Cold Qi, hardness and pain in the heart and abdomen, sudden evil invasion, acute swelling and pain, wind-pain in the hypochondrium, warms the Middle Jiao, and removes internal Cold.
Ri Hua Zi Bencao (Daily Life Substances Materia Medica) recorded: It can stop epistaxis, hematemesis, and hematuria, break mass formations and old blood stasis, and nourish new Blood.
Luo Tianyi (Yilao) said: It ascends to the head and eyes and descends to the Sea of Blood; therefore, it is used in formulas such as Qingshen San (Clear Spirit Powder) and Siwu Tang (Four-Substance Decoction). It enters the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian.
Kou Zongshi (Author of Yanyi) stated: It is indispensable for Wind in the head and face, but must be assisted by other herbs. If taken alone or for a long time, it will scatter true Qi. Even with assistance from other herbs, it should not be taken for long; discontinue once the disease is cured.
Li Dongyuan (Dongyuan) stated: For severe headaches, add Man Jing Zi (Vittatis Seed); for vertex and brain pain, add Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); for Taiyang headaches, add Gao Ben (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix); for headaches in various meridians, add Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma). If there is Heat, Chuan Xiong cannot treat it. There are other formulas like Qingkong Wan (Blue Sky Pill); because headaches in various meridians require a combination of four ingredients.
Bencao (Materia Medica) further stated: Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) acts as its guide, and it fears Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma).