Angelica dahurica

Angelica dahurica
Inflorescence of A. dahurica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Angelica
Species:
A. dahurica
Binomial name
Angelica dahurica
(Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav. (1873)
Varieties
  • Angelica dahurica var. dahurica
  • Angelica dahurica var. formosana (H.Boissieu) Yen
Synonyms
  • Callisace dahurica Hoffm. (1816)
  • Thysselinum davuricum (Hoffm.) Spreng. (1824)

Angelica dahurica, commonly known as Dahurian angelica, is a widely grown species of angelica native to Siberia, Russia Far East, Mongolia, Northeastern China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. This species tend to grow near river banks, along streams and among rocky shrubs. The root of the plant is widely used for its medicinal properties and is known to contain furanocoumarins and angelicotoxin.

Angelica dahurica is also commonly known as Chinese angelica, the garden angelica, root of the Holy Ghost, and wild angelica, as well as by its Chinese name, bai zhi (白芷).