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Dang gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
Is the most highly praised blood tonic used in the East. Angelica root is used to build blood . It is a powerful blood tonic. It is said to warm up the inner organs, improve circulation, beautify the skin, hasten healing of cuts and wounds and to act as a sedative.
Angelica sinensis, also known as Danggui, has been used as a medicinal herb in China for thousands of years and renowned for its therapeutic effects on gynecological disorders, such as amenorrhea and menopause. Recent pharmacological studies demonstrated the polysaccharides fraction of Angelica sinensis had radio-protective effects through modulation of proliferative response of hemopoietic stem cells. Concerning gastrointestinal system, AP was known to be protective against ethanol- or indomethacin-induced mucosal damage. It was also reported that Angelica sinensis crude extract increased the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells through modulation of several proliferation-related genes, including EGF, ODC, and c-Myc. In addition to the effect on hemopoietic and gastrointestinal tissues, AP was also shown to possess anti-tumor effect.