Knowledge of Dong Quai
Women’s ginseng, reproductive toner, and healer for long-term use; takes eight to twelve weeks for full effect; tastes like fresh celery or parsley; uterine tonic, estrogen balancer (contains no estrogenic properties itself), relaxes and contracts the uterus, strengthens women’s reproductive hormones and system, alternative to hormone replacement therapy drugs in menopause; helps regulate menstrual cycles; use for painful and abnormal menstruation (dysmenorrhea), lack of menstruation (amenorrhea), irregular menstrual bleeding, PMS, cramps, to restore cycles after taking birth control pills; aids childbirth and eases delivery, post-childbirth healing; use for hormonal acne and migraines, fibrocystic breast dis-ease, chronic pelvic disorders, polycystic ovaries, recovery from traumatic injury to reproductive organs, yeast overruns, and vaginal infections; use for all menopausal symptoms: vaginal dryness, irregular periods, night sweats, hot flashes, fibroid tumors, blood-loss anemia, hormonal migraines and headaches; also for ulcers, carbuncles, pain relief; increases urination; general muscle relaxant, laxative; use for shingles, insomnia, chronic nasal congestion, rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, respiratory tonic, infections; heart tonic and healer for heart arrhythmia, chest pain, increasing exercise tolerance, increased circulation; prevents atherosclerosis (arterial plaque), lowers blood pressure (pressure may rise temporarily first), reduces brain damage after strokes; liver healer and cleanser; use for hepatitis, cirrhosis; enhances protein metabolism. Analgesic, antibacterial, antispasmodic, diuretic and cardio-tonic. May increase sun sensitivity, causing sunburn, skin rashes, and skin inflammations; do not take in pregnancy or while nursing; do not use with blood thinner drugs or herbs; do not use while taking hormones or birth control pills without expert supervision; do not use the oil form of this herb.
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