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Whole Chinese angelica [root]
全当归 〔全當歸〕quán dāng guī
Latin pharmacognostic name: Angelicae Sinensis Radix Integra
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 (other sources): Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels
Use: Alimentary
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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 also: 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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