Dang Gui Granules 40 packets 2 grams

Dang Gui Granules, 2gm Packets

Brand

TCM Zone 5:1 Singles

English name

Tangkuei; Chinese Angelica Root

Chinese name

Dang Gui Pian (high grade)

Unit Size

box of 40/2 gm packets

Serving Size

4.5-15 gms in decoction - Bensky

Taste

Sweet; Acrid - Bensky

Properties

Warm - Bensky

Contraindications

Contraindicated in those with diarrhea or abdominal fullness due to abundant dampness. - Bensky

Chinese Symptomology

Blood deficiency; Pallid, ashen complexion; Lusterless nails; tinnitus; blurred vision; menstruation; Pain due to blood stasis; abdominal pain; Constipation; Sores; Abscess; Cough (weak effect, used adjuctively for this symptom) - Bensky

Actions

Tonifies the blood and regulates the menses; Invigorates and harmonizes the blood and disperses cold; Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels; Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, and alleviates pain; cough - Bensky

Pattern

Blood deficiency, especially affecting the Heart and Liver; Blood deficiency associated with menstrual disorders; Blood stasis; Postpartum syndrome - Bensky

Branch

Heart; Liver: Spleen

Ingredients

Dang Gui - Angelicae sinensis Radix

Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

• Tonifies the blood and regulates the menses: for patterns of blood deficiency, especially when affecting the Heart and Liver, with such symptoms as a pallid, ashen complexion, lusterless nails, tinnitus, blurred vision.
• Invigorates and harmonizes the blood and disperses cold: an important herb for stopping pain due to blood stasis. Commonly used for abdominal pain, traumatic injury, and carbuncles due to blood stasis, especially when accompanied by cold from deficiency. This is an important herb in the postpartum period, and even during pregnancy if used with caution. Also used in the treatment of blood deficiency with chronic wind-damp painful obstruction.
• Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels: for dry Intestines due to blood deficiency.
• Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, and alleviates pain: used in treating sores and abscesses where its ability to both tonify and invigorate the blood leads to improvement. Also used topically for this purpose.
• Treats coughs: this usage is derived from the source text. Because this effect is weak, it is used as an adjunctive herb for this symptom.

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