Dong Quai - Chinese Pain Relief Tea

Relieving Pain Without Drugs

Who has never experienced pain in their lives? What do people take when they experience pain? What is the fastest way to relieve pain? Drugs of course, but is it a good idea to swallow a pill every time you have pain? The painful truths that you have to now about drugs is that, they contain chemical which may be harmful to your body, and it has side effects if taken too frequently.

Why choose chinese pain relief tea?

Alternative pain treatment such as the Chinese pain relief tea is available to relieve pain. However, most of us still prefer taking drugs which have faster effect. When taking drugs extra care has to be taken because there studies which shown that drugs have their corresponding side effects. The tea on the other hand, has no chemicals so is safer to take as pain reliever. Due to Chinese pain relief tea's liquid form, it is pleasant to swallow and it tastes better than the pills which you have to swallow with effort.

Dong Quai, the Amazing tea

The tea, which is also known as angelica sinensis, is one of the most popular Chinese pain relief tea. Where are they grown? They are grown in the mountainous regions of China, Japan and Korea, because they need cold, damp, high altitude to grow well. Due to people's awareness on natural versus chemical there is a strong demand for Chinese pain relief tea, that is the reason nowadays, they are also widely grown by enterprising people.

Dong Quai plants are harvested when they are 3 years old. The have smooth purple stems and have more fruits from the months of July to August. The Chinese believe that harvesting them at the right age will influences their potentness.

Which part of the plant is used?

The part which is found to have more therapeutic effects is the roots. Even though the Chinese has been using Dong Quai as Chinese pain relief tea, modern science has only recently proven that this tea has proven therapeutic effect. According to them, the dong quai comprises substances that are analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic and bactericidal and dong quai is also used for its immune enhancing effect.

The Chinese have been using Dong Quai for medical purposes for many years for medicinal purposes such pain relief for headaches, arthritis and abdominal cramps which are related to menstruation. They are quite safe to use and so far there have no known side effects if you take it. However, one should only take dong quai tea not excessively in order to prevent any side effects, though we have not known any yet.