How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Dong Quai's acrid (bitter, pungent, hot) and aromatic nature may be compared to other carrot-family herbs such as ajwain and lovage (Levisticum officinale). Dong Quai is like a carrot in sweetness and nourishment, but much spicier. Dong Quai's sharp, estrogenic, moistening nature is used to tonify cold, weakness and frailty, especially in women and convalescing clients. Like maca, its sweetness, combined with acrid nature, makes it an invigorating harmonizer.

Nourishes Blood, and Promotes Flow

Dong Quai promotes blood flow to the pelvic basin, used to promote menstruation and relieve menstrual blood congestion. Its blood moving nature is also helpful in reducing swelling, and resolving abscess. Dong Quai has been shown to increase production of red blood cells.

As a pungent aromatic, Dong Quai is a natural stimulant-relaxant. Its pungency stimulates the heart while aromatic nature opens up vessels allowing for smooth flow of blood. The vasodilating effect calms hypertension and migraine headaches. Like scallions, the heat of Dong Quai calms the heart muscle in tachycardia.

Where blue cohosh is drying and stimulating, dong quai is moistening and relaxing. Both build estrogen

Relaxes Nervous System, Calms Spasms

Aromatic herbs are generally analgesic and relax smooth muscle tissue - helpful in asthma, colic, and painful periods due to spasm. Like lavendar, and chamomile, this relaxant effect eases nervous tension, anxiety, and insomnia.

Relaxes Immune System

Dong Quai calms the immune system, an unusual property (prabhav) for herbs that are stimulating. It has been shown to reduce hypersensitivity (Holmes). While cilantro is a cooling immune relaxer, Donq Quai is hot.

Its sweetness moistens the intestines, while the stimulating heat flushes constipation.

Compare With

• Like maca, it is a heating & nourishing tonic.
• Like cilantro, it is carrot family immune relaxant.
• Like blue cohosh, it is an acrid, estrogenic emmenagogue.
• Like ashwagnandha, it is a warming blood builder & adaptogen.
• Like cloves, it is an aromatic muscle relaxant.
• Like Vaca or Ajwain, it is penetrating & spicy.