Dang Shen Products

A perennial species of flowering, herbaceous plant in the bellflower family, Dang Shen is native to forests, meadows and scrub-land of Asia. It has twining stems which reach up to 2m long with solitary, green, bell-shaped flowers at the branch tips. The carrot-shaped roots of the Dang Shen plant can reach 30cm long by 3cm wide and are used in traditional Chinese medicine to boost Qi. With similar properties to Ginseng, but different phytochemical profiles, Dang Shen is often called Poor Man's Ginseng. The top part of the root bears deep creases and is traditionally called the lion's head because of its appearance. Dang Shen is a sweet, warm, soothing herb known for it's energy boosting effects. Indigo Herbs is delighted to offer our new Dang Shen Tincture which harnesses the power of this potent herb in easy to take tincture form.