Japanese Angelica Root
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Market name：当帰 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：4904 |
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Plant name：Angelica acutiloba Photo location：Nara Pref., Japan Photo date：1994 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Angelicae Acutilobae Radix |
| Botanical source: Family name | Umbellifera |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa (IPNI:837548-1) - Angelica acutiloba var. sugiyamae Hikino (IPNI:60470529-2) |
| Part used | Root |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is well enlarged, has no insect damage and fragrant aroma. The one of horse-tail is considered as good in quality, and the head of Angelicae Radix produced in China is superior (TN). |
| Constituents | Other aliphatic and related compounds: [A. acutiloba]: Falcarindiol, Falcarinol, Falcarinolone Monoterpenoids: [A. acutiloba]: p-Cymene, Carvacrol Sterols: [A. acutiloba]: β-Sitosterol Phenylpropanoids: [A. acutiloba]: Safrole, Isosafrole, Ferulic acid, Caffeic acid Coumarins: [A. acutiloba]: Bergapten, Isopimpinellin, Xanthotoxin, Scopoletin, Umbelliferone Phthalides: [A. acutiloba]: Ligustilide, n-Butylidenephthalide, n-Butylphthalide, Sedanonic acid lactone, Senkyunolide E, Senkyunolide F, Senkyunolide H, Senkyunolide I, Angeloylsenkyunolide F, Tokinolide A, Tokinolide B, Levistolide A Other aromatic derivatives: [A. acutiloba]: O-Valerophenone carboxylic acid, Vanilic acid, Biotin Pyridine alkaloids: [A. acutiloba]: Nicotinic acid Pteridine derivatives: [A. acutiloba]: Folic acid Porphyrin derivatives: [A. acutiloba]: Vitamin-B12 |
| Pharmacological effects | Analgesic (polyacetylenes). Antiinflammatory. Antipyretic (essential oil). Hypotensive. Increase in ocular tension. Antiallergic. |
| Indications | For removing blood stasis of warm property, as a tonic, tranquilizer and painkiller, it is applied to treat anemia, abdominal pain, general aching of the body, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, menstrual pain, blood circulation disorders and menopausal disorder. |
| Diseases | Lightheadedness, Vertigo, Bleary eyes, Palpitation, Irregular menstruation, Menorrhalgia, Abdominal pain, Chill, Swelling and pain due to contusion, Numbness, Pyogenic dermatosis, Constipation |
| Formulas | ishoho , ifuto , ureitsukisan , unkeito , unseiin , otsujito , otsujitokyodaio , kagenryokakusan (kyoteiken) , kamikihito , kamishimotsuto , kamishoyosan , kamishoyosankasenkyujio , karokijitsuto , kigikenchuto , kihito , kyukikyogaito , kyukichoketsuin , kyukichoketsuindaiichikagen , keigairengyoto , goshitsusan , goshakusan , gorinsan , saikoseikanto , shiunko , shikonboreito , shichimotsukokato , shimotsuto , shofusan , shoyosan , shinsentaitsuko , jiinkokato , jiinshihoto , jiketsujunchoto , jijintsujito , jijinmeimokuto , jashoshito , juzentaihoto , jurokumiryukiin , junchoto , jingyobekkoto , jingyobofuto , seishoekkito , seijokentsuto , seinetsuhokito , seinetsuhoketsuto , seihaito , sesshoin , senkanmeimokuto , senkinkeimeisan , senkin'naitakusan , zenshikunshito , sokeikakketsuto , soshikokito , zokumeito , takurishodokuin , daibofuto , choreitogoshimotsuto , tsudosan , tokiinshi , tokikenchuto , tokisan , tokishigyakukagoshuyushokyoto , tokishigyakuto , tokishakuyakusan , tokishakuyakusankaogichoto , tokishakuyakusankaninjin , tokishakuyakusankabushi , tokito , tokibaimokujinganryo , dokkatsuto , nyoshinsan , ninjin'yoeito , hachimitaikaho , fuhishomyakusan , hochuekkito , hoyokangoto , hontonto (kinkiyoryaku) , bofutsushosan , yokuininto , yokukankashakuyaku , yokukansan , yokukansankashakuyakuoren , yokukansankachimpihange , ryutanshakanto , renjuin |
| Meridian tropism | Heart, Liver, Spleen |
| Property | Warm |
| Flavor | Sweet, Acrid/pungent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Middle |
| TCM: Classification | Tonics |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To enrich the blood, to activate blood circulation, to regulate menstruation, relieve pain, and relax bowels. Used for anemia with dizziness and palpitation, menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, constipation, rheumatic arthralgia, traumatic injuries, carbuncles, boils and sores. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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