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Alternate English names: whole Chinese angelica [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 原枝归 yuán zhī guī

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels

Use: Alimentary

Notes: Whole Chinese angelica is said to be a qì in the blood, agent, i.e., capable of both supplementing the blood and quickening the blood. Specific parts of the roots are traditionally said to have different effects.

See: Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica); Dāng guī tóu (当归头 Angelicae Sinensis Radicis Caput, Chinese angelica [root] head); Dāng guī shēn (当归身 Angelicae Sinensis Radicis Corpus, Chinese angelica body); Dāng guī wěi (当归尾 Angelicae Sinensis Radicis Extremitas, Chinese angelica [root] tail); Dāng guī xū (当归须 Angelicae Sinensis Radix Tenuis, Chinese angelica fine root).

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