Description
Description: Angelica sinensis, commonly known as dong quai or "female ginseng" is a herb from the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. Angelica sinensis grows in cool high altitude mountains in China, Japan, and Korea.
The yellowish brown root of the plant is harvested in fall and is a well-known Chinese medicine used over thousands of years.
Botanical Name: Angelica sinensis
Common Names: Angelica polymorpha
Medicinal Part: Root
Safety Guidelines: Should not be used during pregnancy or by persons taking blood thinning agents
Related Products
-
Description: V. opulus is a deciduous shrub growing to 4–5 m (13–16 ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, three-lobed, 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and broad, with a rounded base and coarsely serrated margins; they are superficially similar to the leav..
Description: Angelica sinensis, commonly known as dong quai or "female ginseng" is a herb from the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. Angelica sinensis grows in cool high altitude mountains in China, Japan, and Korea. The yellowish br..
Description: In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fo-Ti is one of the herbs used to nourish the heart and calm the spirit. It has red stems, heart shaped leaves and either white or pink flowers. The literal English translation of its name is "vine t..
Description: Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine. Ginger originated in the tropical rainforests from the Indian subco..
Description: Eleutherococcus senticosus is a species of small, woody shrub in the family Araliaceae native to Northeastern Asia. E. senticosus has a history of use in traditional Chinese medicine where it is known as cì wǔ jiā. In regard to the ..
Description: Turmeric or tumeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and a considerabl..
Description: Dioscorea villosa is a species of a twining tuberous vine that is native to eastern North America. It is common and widespread in a range stretching from Texas and Florida north to Minnesota, Ontario and Massachusetts.Botanical N..