Family Name | Apiaceae |
Scientific name | Anglica sinensis |
Common name | 秦歸,雲歸 |
Growth habit | Perennial herbs |
Leaf | Odd-bipinnately to tripinnately compound leaves |
Flower | flowers white. Flowering: June to July |
Fruit | Cremocarp elliptic, lateral edges with wings. Fruiting: June to August. |
More to learn | Roots contain volatile oil, sucrose, vitamin B12 and vitamin A. |
Properties | Sweet, pungent, warm. |
Treats | Used for chlorosis due to hemopenia, vertigo and palpitation, irregular menstrual periods, amenorrhea and algomenorrhea |
Reference | 當歸 Danggui 當歸 |