Dang Gui "State of Return"

Herbs that Tonify the Blood

 

 

Channels: HT, LIV, SP

Properties: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm

Common: Chinese Angelica Root

Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis

Actions:

  • Nourish Blood and regulate menstruation
  • Promote Blood circulation and stop pain
  • Reduce Swelling and generate flesh
  • Moisten Intestines
  1. Tonify Liver and Heart Blood: it is an important herb in nourishing Blood, for treatment of anemia, pale complexion, palpitation, dizziness, numbness, insomnia; e.g. Si Wu Tang, with Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao, Chuan Xiong.
  2. Harmonize the Blood and regulate menstruation: it is very commonly used for Gyn/Ob diseases due to deficiency or cold or stagnation, such as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea; e.g. with Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao, Xiang Fu, Yi Mu Cao
  3. Promote Blood circulation and stop pain, reduce swelling and generate pus: commonly used for abdominal pain, headache, traumatic injury, carbuncles, or abscesses, resently also used for cardiovascular disease; e.g. with Chuan Xiong, Hong Hua, Tao Ren, Chi Shao
  4. Moisten the Intestine: due to Blood deficiency

Dosage:

  • 3-15g