What are the ways to eat angelica?

Angelica is also a common medicinal material in our lives. The nutritional value of this medicinal material is very high. Many people can replenish blood and promote blood circulation after eating angelica. In fact, angelica is also very good for regulating menstruation, especially for those who are weak in body. Frequent foot bathing with angelica can also replenish some qi and blood. So what is the use of angelica?

Effects of Angelica:

Nourish blood and promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It is used for chlorosis due to blood deficiency, dizziness and palpitations, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain due to deficiency and cold, dry intestines and constipation, rheumatic pain, injuries from falls, carbuncles and ulcers.

1. Efficacy:

Used to treat unconsciousness, foaming at the mouth, and postpartum paralysis caused by stroke.

①. Anti-hypoxia effect; ②. Regulate the body's immune function and have anti-cancer effect; ③. Skin care and beauty effect; ④. Blood-tonifying and blood-activating effect; ⑤. Antibacterial and anti-atherosclerosis effect.

2. Usage and dosage

Fry until black, grind into fine powder, use 9 grams each time, add 1 cup of water and a little wine, and boil it for oral administration. 6～12g.

3. Storage

Keep in a cool, dry place, moisture-proof and moth-proof.

Effects of Angelica:

1. Effects on uterine smooth muscle

Effect on isolated uterus: Fu Hua et al. reported in 1954 that Minxian, Gansu contained two components that could excite and inhibit uterine smooth muscle, and had a bidirectional effect. The inhibitory components are mainly volatile oils, and the excitatory components are non-volatile substances that are soluble in water or alcohol but insoluble in ether. In the same year, Wu Baojie et al. also reported that angelica has different effects on the isolated uterus and the in vivo uterus, and the decoction or ethanol extract has a dominant inhibitory effect on the isolated uterus (for the in vivo uterus, it mainly has an excitatory effect). The following year, Pi Xiping's experiment showed that alcohol extract and water extract had an inhibitory effect when first used, but had a stimulating effect when given again after flushing and recovery. Further studies have shown that angelica volatile oil has a direct inhibitory effect on the isolated uterus of rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, rats, dogs and other animals during non-pregnancy, early pregnancy, late pregnancy, and postpartum, causing the rhythmic contraction to gradually decrease until it disappears and the uterus is in a relaxed state. It also counteracts uterine contractions caused by vasopressin, histamine, adrenaline and acetylcholine. Angelica fluid extract is mainly stimulant, and large doses sometimes have an inhibitory effect.

2. Effects on the cardiovascular system

Lan Dahe et al. reported that the isolated toad heart perfusion experiment showed that the volatile oil contained in the angelica decoction or roots and leaves could significantly inhibit the myocardial contraction frequency. Zhang Shufang et al. administered the drug intravenously through the abdominal wall and found that most toad hearts in vivo had complete atrioventricular block, with atrial contractility significantly weakened, which then gradually recovered, with a slower frequency, but ventricular contractility actually increased. Wei Lianji reported that Angelica fluid extract can prolong the refractory period of isolated rabbit atria and has a therapeutic effect on atrial fibrillation caused by acetylcholine or electric current in anesthetized cats and dogs. The active ingredients with the above-mentioned quinidine-like effects are mainly present in the ether extract. According to the Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, angelica fluid extract and ether extract can reduce myocardial excitability and significantly prolong the refractory period.

2.1. Antiarrhythmic effect

2.2. Effects on coronary blood flow and myocardial oxygen consumption

2.3. Effects on blood vessels, blood pressure, and organ blood flow

2.4. Effects of lowering blood lipids and preventing experimental atherosclerosis

Indications of Angelica

Blood deficiency syndromes; irregular menstruation; amenorrhea; dysmenorrhea; mass accumulation; metrorrhagia; abdominal pain due to deficiency and cold; paralysis; numbness of the skin; dry bowels and constipation; heaviness after dysentery; carbuncle, ulcer, and injury from falls