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Dong quai

Dong Quai or Angelica sinensis (also Angelica Archangelia, Angelica Pubescens and Angelica Sylvestris) contains terpenes (terpenes, mainly .beta.-phellandrene, with .beta.-bisabolene, beta-caryophyllene, beta-phellandrene, alpha- and beta-pinene, limonene, linalool, borneol, acetaldehyde, menthadienes, and nitromenthadienes), macrocyclic lactones (including tridecanolide, 12-methyl tridecanolide, pentadecanolide), phthalates (such as hexamethylphthalate), coumarins (especially furocoumarin glycosides such as marmesin and apterin), angelicin and byakangelicin derivatives (osthol, umbelliferone, psoralen, bergapten, imperatoren, xanthotoxol, xanthotoxin, oxypeucedanin and more), as well as various sugars, plant acids, flavonoids, and sterols. Ferulic acid, an antioxidant found in Dong quai, also improves sperm quality. Dong Quai may show benefits for abnormal menstruation, suppressed menstrual flow, painful or difficult menstruation, and uterine bleeding. Dong quai was traditionally used for hot flashes. Dong quai has also been used as the female tonic for regulating female hormones.

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