Angelica dahurica is a perennial herb,Bai Zhi is the root of Angelica dahurica Fisch. ex Hoffm. Benth. et Hook.f.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Info:Angelica dahurica.
• Botanical Descriptions:Bai Zhi.
• Angelica dahurica Characters and Identifications.
• Preparation Methods of Angelica dahurica.
• Angelica dahurica Constituents and Phytochemicals.
• Archeology and Classical Note:Angelica dahurica.
• Angelica dahurica Pharmacological Study.
• Toxicity and Safety Study:Angelica dahurica.
• Angelica dahurica Administrations and Applications.
• Research Update:Angelica dahurica.

Botanical Descriptions:Bai Zhi.:

Hang Bai Zhi :Angelica dahurica(Fisch.ex Hoffm.)Benth.et Hook.f.var.formosana(Boiss.)Shan et Yuan:

 Species and Family:Umbelliferae,Angelica.

 Description: perennial herb, 1 to 2 meters high.Root cone shape,4 Prism. Stem 4 to 7 cm in diameter, stems and leaves are yellow-green. Leaves crossing; bottom of the stem, petiole length, hold the stem and basal sheath, 2-3 to split the plumes, the entire deep fissure or crack, the final segment wide oval to oval or long oval, pointed tip, the sharp edge Serrated. Under the base of a stem extension, no hair or vein on the hair;Small leaves central stem; upper leaf oval cystic only a few of the vagina.Bracts small total of about 5 mm, usually shorter than the small, scattered, stems; complex umbrella of Health inflorescence Sophie short hair; calyx absent; petals of yellow-green; stamens 5, filament long petals than 1.5 to 2 times; style yellow or green base yellow.

 Double hanging fruit surfaced with hair. May ~ June flowering. Fruit period July to September. Cultivated in Zhejiang, Jiangsu.

 Bai Zhi.Angelica dahurica(Fisch.ex Hoffm.)Benth.et Hook.f.:

 Species and Family:Umbelliferae,Angelica.

 Description: perennial herb, 1 to 2 meters high, root diameter of about 2.5 cm; crown of the 5 to 9 cm in diameter, fuchsia, close to the inflorescence inflorescence Sophie short hair. Stem triangle to the bottom of the oval, 50 to 80 cm long, 2-3 to three-feathered all bifida, the final segment lanceolate to Moment round, 5 to 9 cm long, 2 to 4 cm wide , in the vein on the soft hair; petiole 3 to 6 cm long. Complex umbrella inflorescence; the pedicel 10 ~ 30 cm long; without the shell or 1 ~ 2, sheath-like; umbrella increase 18 to 38; small bracts of 14 ~ 16, strip, or longer than the pedicel, such as long ; pedicel 10; white flowers. Two-hanging fruit Oval, 5 to 7 mm long, 4 to 5 mm wide.

 Ecological Environment: Grows river side or in the bush. Cultivated throughout North and the South of China,spread to Russia and north east asia.

Reference:

• 1.Angelica dahurica is a perennial herb,Bai Zhi is the root of Angelica dahurica Fisch. ex Hoffm. Benth. et Hook.f.

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♣ last edit date:27th,Oct.2010.