Dong Quai Root Slice (Angelica Sinensis)

Dong Quai Root Slice (Angelica sinensis) is the dried and sliced root of a classic tonic herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Dāng Guī (当归). Often called the “female ginseng,” Dang Gui is one of the most important herbs for nourishing and invigorating the blood, regulating menstruation, moistening dryness, and supporting overall vitality. Its nature is sweet, acrid, and warm, making it deeply restorative yet gently activating, ideal for deficiency conditions involving fatigue, dryness, menstrual irregularity, pain, or weakness.

In TCM, Dang Gui enters the Liver, Heart, and Spleen channels, where it helps tonify and nourish the blood, promote proper circulation, and ease pain from stasis or cold. It is widely used for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum weakness, pale complexion, and any condition where blood deficiency or stagnation is present. Dang Gui both builds blood and moves blood, making it uniquely balanced among blood tonics.

It is also prized for its ability to moisten dryness, benefiting the intestines, improving bowel regularity, and nourishing skin, hair, and connective tissues. Its warming quality helps dispel cold, particularly in the lower abdomen, easing menstrual cramps and cold-type pain.

In folk and culinary practice, Dang Gui is simmered into soups, broths, herbal tonics, and postpartum recovery formulas to replenish strength, restore warmth, and support long-term wellness.

Modern research shows that Angelica sinensis contains ferulic acid, ligustilide, polysaccharides, essential oils, and blood-nourishing compounds with documented circulatory, anti-inflammatory, hematopoietic, antispasmodic, and hormone-regulating effects. These constituents support its classical role in improving microcirculation, enhancing blood quality, reducing inflammation, and relieving painful uterine contractions.

Each batch of Dong Quai Root Slice (Angelica sinensis) is carefully cleaned, sliced, and dried to preserve its aromatic oils, warm tonifying energy, and characteristic golden-brown appearance. When decocted, it produces a sweet, warming, slightly musky infusion traditionally used to nourish blood, regulate menstruation, relieve pain, moisten dryness, and support overall vitality and recovery.