Angelica Sinensis ( 当归 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Angelica Sinensis
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Dang Gui
Common
English Name
Angelica Sinensis
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Warm
Taste
Sweet, acrid, bitter
Meridians
Entered
Spleen, Kidneys
Common
Usages
This herb regulates the female reproductive organs and is most often used
in formulas that treat the female menstrual cycle (TCM: tonifies Blood).
It is also used to treat headaches or dry skin associated with the female
cycle (TCM: deficient Blood).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Tonifies Blood and regulates menses; invigorates and harmonizes Blood; moistens
Intestines and moves stool.
Common
Formulas Used In
Angelica; Bupleurum and Dang Gui; Cerebral Tonic Pills; Cimicafuga; Clematis
and Stephania; Gentiana; Ginseng and Astragalus; Ginseng and Longan; Ginseng and Dang Gui; Ginseng and Zizyphus; Leonuris and Achyranthes; Pseudoginseng
and Dragon Blood; Qiang-Huo and Turmeric; Rehmannia and Dogwood Fruit; Dang Gui and Gardenia; Dang Gui and Ginseng Eight; Dang Gui and Indigo; Dang Gui Four; Tu-Huo and Loranthus.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
Generally only the root of the plant is used and different parts of the
root are said to have different actions. The head of the root is supposed
to be the most tonifying, while the tail is said to move the Blood more strongly.
The root is sold in slices that have been steamed in wine.
Cautions
in Use
Use with caution where there is diarrhea, or where there is bloating due
to dampness, or sign of Yin deficiency with heat.
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