Angelica sinensis

Angelica sinensis

(Guangzhou Air Force Manual of common Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonyms] daliwang and shaiqishi (Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Air Force), huweicao (selected Chinese herbal medicine of Simao, Yunnan).

[source] it is the root or vine of Celastrus parviflorus.

[plant morphology] Ampelopsis parviflora

Evergreen woody vine like shrub. The roots are long. Branches slender, grayish brown in appearance; young branches covered with rust colored glandular hairs. The leaves are alternate, arranged in two rows. The leaves are oblong ovate, 0.5-1.8 cm long and 0.3-0.9 cm wide. The apex is obtuse, the base is round or heart-shaped. There are yellow glandular hairs on the main veins. The leaves are densely covered with golden yellow oil spots. The petioles are short. The flowers are unisexual, small, greenish white or purple, and have petioles. The inflorescences are clustered on the lateral or apical branches. The base of inflorescences is slightly scaly. The calyx is 4-5-lobed, Petals 4-5, imbricate, abaxially smooth and glabrous; stamens 4-5, inserted on petals, ovary degenerated in male flowers, conical, spherical or ovate in female flowers, style cylindrical, stigma capitate. Drupe globose, red, ca. 4 mm in diam. The flowering period is from April to May. The fruit period is from August to September.

It grows on the edge of shrubbery and on the hillside where it is shady and humid. It is distributed in Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[collection] it can be collected all year round, washed, sliced and dried in the sun.

[medicinal material] the root is grayish brown in appearance, reddish brown in endothelium and chrysanthemum pattern in cross section.

[flavor] bitter and astringent, warm.

① "Astringent, slightly bitter, flat" is the general Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou air force. "

② "Selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine": "bitter and astringent, warm. "

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, tonifying kidney and strengthening waist. Treatment of irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, anemia, traumatic injury, fracture.

① "Tongjing, Huoxue, Buxu Lao, qiangyao and genu, Yijing and Zhuangyang" is a common Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou air force. Treatment of irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, anemia, stomachache, leucorrhea. "

② "Selection of Yunnan Simao Chinese herbal medicine": "promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, regulating menstruation, relieving pain, connecting bones. Treatment of fractures, injuries, irregular menstruation, diarrhea. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping.

[selection] treatment of fracture: huweicao, plantain, wochanye, xiheixin. Smash the affected part and change the dressing every other day. (selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

Chinese PinYin : Dang Gui Teng