Dang Gui
Angelicae sinensis Radix
acrid, sweet, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Tinnitus
- Irregular menstruation
- Heart palpitations
- Blood deficiency
- Pale nails
- Pale face
- Pale lips
- Pale eyelids
- Blurred vision
- Abdominal pain
- Constipation
- Skin disorders
- Sores
- Abscesses
- Carbuncles
- Trauma
- Cough
Dang Gui both circulates and nourishes the blood. It enters the heart, liver, and spleen systems. It is sweet to nourish, acrid to get the blood moving, and warm to treat cold related patterns and stagnations.
Dang Gui treat blood deficiency patterns and subclinical anemia. It also lubricates the intestines to support regular bowel movements.
Channels: heart, liver, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Pain
- Arthritis
- Anemia
- Cough
- Asthma
- Antitumor
- Blurry vision
- Brittle nails
- Dry hair
- Dry skin
- IBS
- Constipation
- Alopecia
- Allergies
- Dysglycemia
- Hypertension
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenia
- Bites
Formulas:
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- An Tai Yin
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Da Ying Jian
- Dan Zhi Xian Yao San
- Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
- Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Dang Gui Shao Yao San
- Dan Gui Si Ni Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Diao Gan Tang
- Ding Jing Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Er Xian Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
- Gui Pi Tang
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Hei Xiao Yao San
- Huang Long Tang
- Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jing Qian Fang
- Juan Bi Tang
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Qi Zhen San
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Wei San
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Run Chang Wan
- Sang Piao Xiao San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shao Yao Tang
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Sheng Hua Tang
- Sheng Yu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Miao Yong An Tang
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Si Wu Tang
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Tong Ru Dan
- Tong You Tang
- Wu Jin San
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin
- Xiao Feng San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Xiao Yao San
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
- Yang Jing Zhong Yu Tang
- Yi Gan San
- Yi Guan Jian
- You Gui Wan
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
- Zhu Sha An Shen Wan
Contraindications: Dang Gui should not be prescribed to patients with damp-heat pattern diarrhea
Zoo Image: a bat with a heart standing on a liver wearing a nose is dancing to the coughing moon playing an intestine drum