Angelica dahurica

Angelica dahurica
Inflorescence of A. dahurica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Angelica
Species:
A. dahurica
Binomial name
Angelica dahurica
(Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav. (1873)
Varieties[1]
  • Angelica dahurica var. dahurica
  • Angelica dahurica var. formosana (H.Boissieu) Yen
Synonyms[1]
  • Callisace dahurica Hoffm. (1816)
  • Thysselinum davuricum (Hoffm.) Spreng. (1824)

Angelica dahurica, commonly known as Dahurian angelica,[2] is a widely grown species of angelica native to Siberia, Russia Far East, Mongolia, Northeastern China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.[3] This species tend to grow near river banks, along streams and among rocky shrubs.[4] The root of the plant is widely used for its medicinal properties and is known to contain furanocoumarins and angelicotoxin.[5]

Angelica dahurica is also commonly known as Chinese angelica, the garden angelica, root of the Holy Ghost, and wild angelica, as well as by its Chinese name, bai zhi (白芷).[6]

  1. ^ a b "Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 353. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
  3. ^ "Angelica dahurica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ Zhu, You-Ping (1998-05-28). Chinese Materia Medica: Chemistry, Pharmacology and Applications. CRC Press. ISBN 978-90-5702-285-2.
  5. ^ "Angelica dahurica - (Fisch.)Benth.&Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav". Plants For A Future. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Dahurican Angelica Root" (PDF). China Health Resource. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-05-18.