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Botanical name: Angelica sinensis
Family Apiaceae
Therapeutic actions
Adaptogenic: aid in the body's ability to adapt to stress in all forms.
Alterative: restoring proper functioning to the body's metabolism
Anaphrodisiac: blunt sexual desire and decrease libido
Analgesic: relieves or diminishes pain
Anti-spasmodic: prevents and eases spasms and relieves cramps.
Anti-inflammatory: alleviate inflammation throughout the body
Diaphoretic: promotes perspiration
Demulcent: soothes and softens irritations of mucous membranes
Depurative: helps to purify the body, particularly the blood
Emmenagogue: stimulates, regulates, and normalizes menstruation
Immuno-modulator
Laxative: aids bowel evacuation –Mild
Nervine: strengthens or tones the nerves and nervous system –Relaxant