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Angelica Sinensis
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Angelica Sinensis
A fragrant perennial herb, the root of which is analgesic, sedative, and an immune stimulant; it has been used for abscesses and sores, anaemia, arrhythmias, cancer, dysmenorrhoea, headaches, loss of appetite, menstrual dysfunction, PMS, post-traumatic and post-surgical pain, blurred vision
Toxicity Angelica should not be used in early pregnancy

Angelica sinensis,
n See angelica.


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Some, like camomile, are common in the West, others, such as danggui, are not.
Since this red-colored crystal was discovered as a compound with antileukemic properties by Chinese researchers in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Danggui Longhui Wan, which was effective against chronic granulocytic leukemia (Bradbury, 2005).
 
 
 
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