Dang Gui
| Dang Gui in TCM:Explore the properties of Dang Gui according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: tangkuei, angelica root, dong quai, Chinese
angelica
Pharmacuetical Name: Radicis Angelicae Sinensis
Properties: sweet, acrid, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: SP, HT, LV
Flavors: sweet, pungent
Tonifies: blood
Special Properties:
circulates blood, clears damp, eliminates toxins, disperses wind, resolves dryness, reduces swelling, alleviates bi syndrome
Alternate Forms:
- Dang Gui Shen (body) - tonify blood
- Dang Gui Wei (tail) - invigorates blood
- Quan Dang Gui (whole) - harmonize blood, tonify and invigorate
Actions / Indications:
- Tonifies Blood (pallid complexion, tinnitus, blurred
vision, palpitations, Dang Gui is more tonifying than moving)
- Invigorates blood; regulates menses; alleviates pain
(irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea; pain due to blood
stasis: abdominal pain, traumatic injury, carbuncles, especially with
deficient cold; blood deficiency with chronic wind-damp-bi)
- Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels (dry
intestines due to blood and yang deficiency)
- Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, alleviates
pain (chronic sores, abcesses; also for early stage of toxic
swellings when combining with clear heat toxicity herbs)
Special Notes:
- One clinical study showed 90.2% effectiveness in treating 51 patients
with cough and wheeze. Most patients responded in 2-3 hours.
- For post-partum w/ early stage of common cold combine Dang
Gui with Huang Qi.
Contraindications:
- (cc: caution with dampness: diarrhea or abdominal distension)
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat)
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