China Angelica Root Extract
Latin Name: Angelica sinensis
Synonyms: Dong quai
Plant Original: Angelica Sinensis(Oliv.)Diels
Part Used: Root
Active Ingredient: Angelica sinensis contains volatile oils, including safrole, isosafrole, and n-butylphthalide; coumarin derivatives, including ligustilide, psoralens, bergapten, osthol, imperatorin, and oxypeucedanin; and ferulic acid. The coumarin derivatives in this agent may vasodilate and relax smooth muscle and may exhibit additive anticoagulant effects.
Description:
Angelica, is also known as "Dong Quai" is an herb from the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. Its drying root is commonly known in Chinese as Radix Angelicae Sinensis, or Chinese angelica. As an ancient and highly aromatic plant, angelica is praised in the folklore of northern Europe countries as a panacea for all ills. The name probably comes from the Greek angelos, meaning "messenger". Traditionally angelica was considered the most effective safeguard against evil, witchcraft in particular. There are between fifty and sixty varieties that grow worldwide; And each has special healing properties, although all are used for more or less the same purpose.
