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Base de conocimientoHierbas

Dang Gui当归

Radix Angelicae SinensisChinese Angelica Root

También conocido comoTang-Kuei · Dong Quai Root

Categoría
Hierbas que tonifican la Sangre
Naturaleza
tibio
Sabor
dulce, picante, amargo
Canales de destino
Corazón, Hígado, Bazo
Dosis
3–15 g

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Dosis habituales

Dosis
3–15 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Acciones & indicaciones

Tonifies the Blood and regulates the menses
  • Blood Deficiency, especially when affecting the Heart and Liver with pale, ashen complexion, lusterless nails, tinnitus, blurred vision and palpitations
  • Blood Deficiency associated irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea
Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold (stops pain due to Blood Stasis)
  • Blood Stasis causing abdominal pain and carbuncles and pain due to Blood Stasis from traumatic injury, especially when accompanied by Deficiency Cold
  • Postpartum menstruation
  • Pregnancy (use with caution)
  • Blood Deficiency with chronic Wind-Damp-Bi
Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels
Dry Intestines due to Blood Deficiency
Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain
Sores and abscess (Chuang Yung), internally and topically
Stops coughing and treats dyspnea
Used adjunctively for coughing

Contraindicaciones

  • Use with caution in diarrhea or abdominal distention from Damp Obstruction.
  • Contraindicated in Yin Deficiency showing Heat signs.
  • Contraindicated where no clear underlying weakness is present.
  • Contraindicated while Wind-Cold remains unresolved.

Interacciones

Taken alongside warfarin (Coumadin), it may enhance warfarin's effect; the same risk applies to other anticoagulants such as heparin and enoxaparin (Lovenox), and to antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix).

Combinaciones

  • Pallor, debility and fatigue, sometimes with low-grade fever, from excessive Blood loss; ulcerated abscesses that drain poorly or produce a thin, clear discharge; a range of Blood Deficiency patterns; and Qi and Blood Deficiency.

  • Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea from Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.

  • Amenorrhea, pain, swelling and other Blood Stasis symptoms.

    • Bai Shao

    Blood Deficiency with Heat; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.

  • Blood in the urine, vomiting of blood and nosebleed from Heat at the Xue stage.

  • Heat signs from Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.

  • Painful menstruation.

  • Postpartum abdominal and hernial pain from Deficiency-Cold, along with exhaustion and debility.

  • Limb pain caused by Blood Stasis.

  • Wind-Damp Bi; dysmenorrhea and delayed menstruation from Cold.

  • Long-standing constipation from Blood Deficiency.

  • Reduces swelling in abscesses and sores; relieves pain.

  • Expels pus and promotes tissue regeneration in chronic non-healing sores.

  • Nighttime coughing, dyspnea and abundant, salty-tasting sputum from Kidney and Lung Yin Deficiency.

  • Eases spasms and relieves abdominal pain.

  • Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea from Blood Deficiency accompanied by Heat signs; Deficiency or Blood Stasis with concurrent Heat signs.

  • Muscle strains and bone fractures.

  • Dysmenorrhea caused by Liver Qi Stagnation together with Blood Deficiency.

  • Diarrhea in pregnancy with mild abdominal pain.

  • Difficult urination during pregnancy where appetite remains normal.

  • Restless fetus disorder accompanied by lower back and abdominal pain.

  • Postpartum Blood Deficiency combined with Cold.

  • Blood Deficiency patients with cold limbs from Cold invading the channels.

  • Long-standing constipation from Qi and Blood Deficiency.

  • Moistens the Intestines to treat constipation.

  • Cough and wheeze from Phlegm obstructing the airways.

  • Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency in which overflowing water turns to Phlegm, producing cough, wheeze and nausea with abundant, salty sputum.

  • Coughing episodes at night.

  • Harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood while dispersing Blood Stasis; abdominal pain.

  • Tonifies the Blood and moves Qi for premenstrual symptoms, menstrual pain and irregular cycles.

  • Clears obstruction and toxicity in swollen, painful sores with necrosis of the surrounding tissue.

  • Resolves toxicity, disperses Blood and expels pus for Intestinal Wind from Damp-Heat (blood passed before the stool), Lung or Large Intestine abscesses, or bleeding hemorrhoids.

  • Constipation from Dryness of the Intestines; Blood Deficiency failing to nourish the Intestinal sinews and thereby impairing peristalsis; constipation in the elderly from insufficient Yin and Blood (use caution where Yin Deficiency Heat is present).

  • Disperses Cold and stops pain for abdominal pain from External Cold, Cold-type dysmenorrhea, or postpartum abdominal pain (powdered and taken with wine); combined with suitable herbs for hernia or dragging Cold pain in the testicles.

  • Spleen and Heart Deficiency with insomnia, excessive dreaming, worry, fatigue, palpitations, forgetfulness and trouble falling asleep.

  • Blood Deficiency with Deficiency Heat, showing hot flashes, irritability and flushed cheeks.

  • Pain in the epigastrium and abdomen.

  • Amenorrhea from Blood Deficiency combined with Stagnation.

  • Amenorrhea or irregular menstruation from Deficiency-Cold.

  • Dysmenorrhea from Deficiency-Cold.

  • Premenstrual syndrome and irregular menstruation from Liver Qi Stagnation.

  • Early menstruation, menstrual bloating and irritability from Qi Stagnation with Heat.

  • General menstrual disorders accompanied by fatigue and weakness from Qi and Blood Deficiency.

  • Menopausal symptoms from Yin Deficiency Heat.

  • Diarrhea in pregnancy with more pronounced abdominal pain.

  • Restless fetus with lower back pain, abdominal pain and breech presentation.

  • Postpartum spontaneous sweating, fever, shortness of breath, and back and leg pain severe enough to prevent turning from side to side.

  • Postpartum bleeding with lower abdominal coldness and pain from Blood Deficiency combined with Cold.

  • Insufficient lactation from Qi and Blood Deficiency.

  • Bi syndrome occurring postpartum.

  • Chest trauma.

  • Bruising, redness and swelling caused by trauma.

  • Bone fractures and breaks.

  • Numbness caused by Blood Deficiency.

  • Blood and Yang Deficiency with cold limbs, back and/or buttocks.

  • Bi syndrome with joint pain and/or numbness from Deficiency of the Ying and Wei.

  • Liver, Kidney, Qi and Blood Deficiency with soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees.

  • Slow-healing sores from Qi and Blood Deficiency.

  • Pus-filled toxic ulcers.

  • Toxic sores presenting with redness, swelling and burning.

Notas

  • The head, Caput Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Tou, tonifies most strongly but activates the Blood less.
  • The tail, Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei, tonifies least but activates most.
  • The body, Corpus Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Shen, tonifies more than it activates.
  • The whole root is the form most commonly used.
  • It relieves spasms.
  • It clears toxins from the Blood.
  • It is regarded as the foremost herb for women because it regulates the Blood and nourishes the reproductive organs.
  • It appears in nearly every formula aimed at nourishing or activating the Blood, improving the skin, regulating menstruation or treating abdominal pain.
  • Western herbalists generally advise against its use in pregnancy, yet it appears in nearly every formula meant to prevent miscarriage or nourish the Blood when pregnancy has produced weakness.
  • It has proven effective against amnesia induced by scopolamine and cycloheximide.
  • It treats Liver damage caused by acetaminophen.
  • It suits any condition involving Stasis, Dryness, Deficiency or Cold.
  • It also addresses Blood Deficiency with Heat, since generating Blood and enriching Yin in turn reduces the Heat.
  • It both stimulates and relaxes the uterus, and raises estrogen and progesterone levels.
  • Dry-frying, Chao Dang Gui, lowers its oil content, weakening its Intestine-moistening effect, and suits gynecological patients who have diarrhea.
  • Wine-frying, Jiu Chao Dang Gui, somewhat strengthens the Intestine-moistening effect and suits Blood Stasis occurring alongside Blood Deficiency.
  • Earth-frying, Tu Chao Dang Gui, reduces the oil content and directs the herb into the Spleen and Stomach, used to tonify Blood in patients with diarrhea or loose stools.
  • Vinegar-frying, Cu Chao Dang Gui, is uncommon; it enters the Liver and, being sour, restrains bleeding.
  • Charring, Dang Gui Tan, stops bleeding while also reducing Blood Stasis, and is a commonly used preparation.
  • Dang Gui and Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao both nourish Blood and relieve pain, but Dang Gui unblocks, disperses, drains and lubricates the Intestines, while Bai Shao astringes Yin to extinguish Internal Wind, stop sweating, and nourish Liver blood, softening the Liver to relieve cramping pain and other flank or abdominal pain from Liver disorders.
  • Dang Gui and Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng both tonify and invigorate the Blood, stop pain and regulate menstruation; Dang Gui tonifies and invigorates the Blood while also moistening the Intestines, whereas Ji Xue Teng invigorates the Blood as its primary action and tonifies secondarily, also invigorating the collaterals and soothing the sinews to treat Wind-Damp Bi.

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