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ANGELICA SINENSIS

Dang Gui CHINESE ANGELICA

Dang Gui is such a widely used herb that it has entered the Western herbal pharmacy. In TCM it is used to treat patterns of Blood Deficiency, and therefore affects mostly the Heart and Liver, which direct and store the Blood, respectively.

HOW TO USE

Dan Gui is unusual among Blood-tonifying herbs in that it both nourishes and invigorates blood circulation, and is therefore not cloying, as Shu di Huang can be. It is good for Blood-Deficient symptoms such as pale complexion, tinnitus, blurred vision, and palpitations, and is commonly used for all menstrual disorders, such as irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, or dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation). It is essential for pain in general as it moves the Blood—abdominal pain, traumatic injury, and even arthritic pain associated with Blood Deficiency (pain according to TCM may be caused by Stagnant Blood).

PROPERTIES Sweet, Acrid, Bitter, Warm

CHANNELS Heart, Liver, Spleen

FUNCTIONS AND USES

 Tonifies the Blood and regulates the menses.

 Invigorates the Blood and disperses Cold: an important herb for stopping pain due to Blood stasis.

 Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels: like all tonifying herbs, Dang Gui is moistening—in this case it is also directed to the intestines.

CAUTION

 Use with caution for diarrhea or abdominal swelling due to dampness contraindicated for yin deficiency.