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Angelica sinensis
Chinese Angelica (dong quai) is a perennial herb from the carrot family, grown mainly for its aromatic root in cool, high-altitude mountain areas. It needs deep, moist, fertile soil and cool conditions, and it stays perennial only if it is prevented from setting seed.
Angelica sinensis, commonly known as dong quai (simplified Chinese: 当归; traditional Chinese: 當歸; pinyin: dāngguī; Jyutping: dong1 gwai1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kui) or female ginseng, is a herb belonging to the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. A. sinensis grows in cool high altitude mountains in East Asia. There is no scientific evidence that A. sinensis is effective for any medicinal purpose.
Angelica is hardy to 5 °C (41 °F) and can be cultivated at elevations of 1,500 to 3,000 metres (5,000–10,000 ft). Seedlings need to be kept out of direct sunlight, but the mature plant can withstand it. Angelica requires deep moist fertile soil and is perennial if prevented from going to seed.
The dried root of A. sinensis is commonly known as Chinese angelica (Chinese: 當歸; pinyin: dāngguī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kui) and is widely used in Chinese traditional medicine in the belief it benefits women's health, cardiovascular conditions, osteoarthritis, inflammation, headache, infections, mild anemia, fatigue and high blood pressure. The herb's Chinese name "dong quai" (當歸) means that a husband shall return to his wife, which is implicitly said to help women's sexual health.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Angelica sinensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
