Botanical name: Angelica sinensis
Family: apiaceae
Part Used: root
Action (karma): anti-inflammatory, analgesic, alleviates menopausal symptoms, regulates menstruation, blood tonic
Dose: simmer gently 1 teaspoon of root per cup of water for 30 minutes, taken once a day.
Contraindications: not to be taken during pregnancy
 
Ref: ‘Ayurvedic Medicine by Sebastian Pole; ‘Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants’ by Vaidya V.M. Gogte; ‘Yogi of Herbs’ by V. Lad & D. Frawley; ‘Herbs Are Special’ by Isabel Shipard.