DANGUI Chinese Angelica, Radix Angelica

Property, Taste and Attributive Meridian  
Sweet, Acrid, Bitter

Functions and indications
Blood tonic, blood stimulant, menstruation-corrective, analgesic.
Dang Gui, Angelica sinensis, is used by men and women alike as a superb blood tonic. It is also an important blood vitalizing herb (e.g., it improves blood circulation). Men use it as a muscle building blood tonic. However, Dang Gui is most famous as a women's tonic, because women so often use it as a blood tonic and to regulate the female menstrual cycle. It is found in most women's tonic preparations.