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Radix angelicae sinensis. |
| Radix angelicai sinensis. Used in China to promote balance and purify the reproductive tract, this herb has been found especially useful in combination with Cortex phellodendi and Semen cuscute to bring comfort to yeast overgrowth victims in China and the Far East. It is also known to supplement the blood and stimulate the circulation. Found plentiful in this herb are natural substances known as phytoestrogens, materials that are thought capable of binding to estrogen-receptors in humans. When estrogen levels are high, these substances may help moderate and balance the body, reducing overall activity by occupying receptor sites, and, when estrogen is low, phytoestrogens can exert estrogen-like activity by the same mechanism. Evidence demonstrates that Angelica can help to counter the increased possibility of hemorrhaging often associated with long-term cancer treatments with chemotherapy.This herb has been used traditionally to aid in the soothing of abdominal cramps both through what has been found to be its "relieving" effects and by its possible activity on smooth muscle fiber. Interestingly, the traditional Chinese medical practitioners have used this herb to ensure a healthy pregnancy as well as aid in a relatively painless delivery of children. Used as a Homeopathic or used simply as a micro-nutritional (botanical). (Homeopathic potencies accredit their strength and efficacy to the electromagnetic signatures of the original substrate; these are scientifically created dilutions and succussions of medicines such that generally not even a molecule of the original substrate or medicine is present in the medicine). As a Homeopathic or used simply as a micro-nutritional, it has demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptomology: atony of different organs; -dyspepsia, nervous headaches; -produces disgust for liquor (Boericke). |