Part1. Folk usage of Angelica head
Angelica is one of the commonly used medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also a material that people often buy home as a nourishing medicinal diet. Chinese medicinal materials such as angelica and astragalus are boiled in soup to nourish qi, nourish blood and enhance immunity.
Part2. Efficacy of different parts of Angelica sinensis
The three parts of Angelica have distinct functions.
1. Angelica head, nourishes blood and controls bleeding, and is mostly used for blood deficiency, metrorrhagia and other hemorrhagic diseases
2. Angelica body, the main nourishing blood, also has the effect of nourishing blood. It is mostly used for women with blood deficiency and anemia.
3. Angelica tail, the main effect of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals.
It can be seen from this that the whole angelica can not only nourish blood but also promote blood circulation, but if one part is used alone, it can be self-contained. According to the specific symptoms of the body, different parts of Angelica sinensis should be selected for nourishing or medicine.
Part3. Functions and Indications
Enriches and activates blood circulation, regulates menstruation and relieves pain, loosens bowels and relieves constipation.
1. For blood deficiency and chlorosis, dizziness and palpitations, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain due to deficiency and cold, constipation due to dryness of the intestine, rheumatic arthralgia, injury from falls, carbuncle and sore. Wine angelica invigorates blood and stimulates menstruation, used for amenorrhea dysmenorrhea, rheumatic arthralgia, and injury from falls.
2. Applied in prescription Siwu Decoction, Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, Danggui Shaoyao Powder, Danggui Kushen Pills, Danggui Buxue Decoction, Danggui Liuhuang Decoction, etc.
3. It can be used as a mild sedative, laxative, diuretic, antispasmodic, relieve pain, improve blood, strengthen the reproductive system, and help the body use hormones.
4. Used to treat women's diseases, such as: hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms, premenstrual syndrome and vaginal dryness.
5. Regulating menstruation and relieving pain: Angelica can nourish blood and harmonize blood, regulate menstruation and relieve pain, moisten dryness and smooth intestines.
6. Cardiovascular health care: Modern pharmacological studies have pointed out that angelica can resist hepatic coma, relieve spasm, and enhance body immune function.
7. Promote blood circulation: Angelica contains vitamin B12, which can strengthen blood vessels and promote hormone production; folic acid can assist DNA and protein synthesis; iron is an important component of heme and myoglobin, which can prevent anemia. All three ingredients above can increase red blood cell production and strengthen blood circulation.
