This herb is BULK DISCOUNTED in our 10 lb & 25 lb bulk packs. To find the bulk packs, just copy and paste the herb name into our Search, or refer to our Bulk By The Kilo & Ton category. We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose ”00” capsules for all of our encapsulated products. We offer both bulk powder and capsules. Obviously our bulk bottles are bulk powder, not capsules, but the capsule weight is included to give you a way of judging the recommended dosage. Dong Quai – Standardized Extract — Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. Other common names: Tang-kuei, Dang Gui, Chinese Angelica Root, Woman’s Herb Dong Quai (or ”Female Ginseng,” as it is sometimes called) is an age-old, natural way to support a woman’s health and reproductive system. It is thought to relieve the discomforts of menopause and premenstrual syndrome. Dong Quai has been used to regulate monthly cycles in women after giving birth or when ending the use of birth control pills. History: Dong Quai is the dried and sliced root of Chinese Angelica, a sturdy perennial plant that is native to China and Japan, and when cultivated, may reach a height of up to six feet, bearing bright green leaves and clusters of white flowers. Both the Chinese species (Angelica sinensis ) and Japanese species (Angelica acutiloba) have have very similar therapeutic effects, although each country claims to produce the superior Dong Quai. In Asia, the plant has been cultivated for thousands of years for medicinal purposes and was first recorded in 588 B.C., for the treatment of painful menstruation. Often referred to as the Female Ginseng, it has been used to treat a wide variety of disorders, particularly ”female” disorders, and in the Orient, Dong Quai is second only in reputation and sales to ginseng and licorice root. Chinese and Japanese herbalists have also used Dong Quai for the prevention and treatment of allergic symptoms in individuals who are sensitive to a variety of substances, such as pollen, dust, animal dander, foods, etc. Chemical constituents of Dong Quai include coumarins, essential oils, vitamins B-1, B-2, B-5 and vitamin C, beta-carotene, acids, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, phosphorus, potassium selenium, flavonoids and phytoestrogens (characterized by both high and low estrogen levels, which may account for much of the plant’s use to regulate competing actions). Beneficial Uses: Dong Quai is famous as an overall tonic for the reproductive system that assists the body in using and balancing hormones and has been used to relieve the discomforts of PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome), dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), amenorrhea (absence of m