Angelica sinensis can be eaten during menstruation when there are indications to do so. Angelica sinensis is a traditional Chinese medicine with sweet, pungent and warm properties that belongs to the spleen, heart and liver meridians. Its effects are laxative, blood circulation and pain relief (relieving pain by removing blood stasis), tonifying blood and regulating menstruation. Angelica sinensis is mainly used for the treatment of menstrual disorders, blood deficiency and atrophy, blood stagnation, blood deficiency, menstrual cramps, bruises, blood cold pains, intestinal dryness and constipation, carbuncle and gangrene (a kind of venomous sores, which occur in the surface of the body, the limbs, the internal organs of the acute suppurative disease) sores, rheumatism and paralysis pain and other symptoms. Therefore, during the menstrual period with relevant indications, you can eat angelica. It should be noted that Angelica sinensis should not be taken by people with loose stools or those with dampness (too much dampness leading to fullness and discomfort in the spleen and stomach). If you need to use Chinese medicine, you should use it under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine doctor, as blind use may lead to adverse consequences.