Illustration of Angelica sinensis (当归/ dāng guī) - Image from idnmedis.comBeijing, Bolong.id - Angelica sinensis (当归/ dāng guī) is a traditional Chinese medicine.Its use was first recorded in Shen Nong's "Materia Medica", and it is listed as an intermediate grade medicine.Reporting from , the medicinal ingredients of Angelica sinensis come from the root of Angelica sinensis, the Umbelliferae family.Can be used as a medicinal herb.This plant has a height of about 30-100 cm, the leaves are light green, with a bipinnate leaflet shape and at the edges there is a very small toothed shape.Angelica sinensis also has white flowers that bloom in June - July and form an umbel at the top of the stem.Generally Angelica sinensis roots are harvested in late autumn.Angelica has high medicinal value and great demand, and natural resources are relatively scarce.The export and domestic sales of medicinal ingredients mainly depend on cultivation.Mainly produced in Minxian, Wudu, Zhangxian, Chengxian, Wenxian and other places in Gansu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hubei and other places are also produced.Angelica has a sweet, spicy, bitter taste, warm in nature, enters the liver, heart and spleen meridians, serves to nourish the blood and regulate menstruation, activates blood and relieves pain.In addition, Angelica is also efficacious for moisturizing the intestines and laxative, and is used for blood deficiency, gynecological diseases, stomach pain, ulcers, rheumatic arthralgia, and injuries from falls, dry blood rashes, to intestinal dry constipation.Angelica is a drug with a high frequency of use.Some have counted the 25 most commonly used medicinal flavors in traditional Chinese medicine recipes, and Angelica is the eighth flavor.In addition to the above benefits, Angelica also contains more than 100 types of essential oils and water-soluble components, and the essential oil content is around 0.4%.(*)BolongID is a news portal that discusses the latest things about China.We always innovate to provide quality content and be the best.Citylofts Sudirman, Gd.Apartment Jl.KH Mas Mansyur No.121, RT.10 RW.11, Unit 11-12 Kelurahan Karet Tengsin, Tanah Abang District, Central Jakarta City, Special Capital Region of Jakarta 10220