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Dang gui
What the traditions say
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What Master Liang says
Sichuan, China · Chinese Herbs
“Dang gui 当归, Chinese angelica (Angelica sinensis). Sweet, pungent, warm. Liver, heart, spleen. Tonifies blood and moves it, regulates the menses, eases pain, moistens the intestines. The name can be read "ought to return". The great herb of women's blood, heart of Si Wu Tang, of the Jin Gui Yao Lue's mutton soup with ginger, and of the "sitting the month" diet after childbirth. Caution: not with blood thinners, not in pregnancy without a professional.”
“Si Wu Tang 四物汤, the Four Substances. Prepared rehmannia, peony, dang gui, chuan xiong: the root formula for nourishing blood, the women's formula of the tradition. Kampo Shimotsuto. With the Four Gentlemen, astragalus and cassia it becomes Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, "the complete great tonic", Kampo Juzentaihoto.”