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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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Moisten the Intestine: due to Blood deficiency
Dosage:
- 3-15g