Dong quai

Botanical Name

Angelica sinensi

Botany

Dong quai, also known as Chinese angelica, is a sturdy, erect perennial growing to six feet high. The cylindrical root is brown on the outside and white on the inside. It is typically 10-25 cm long with vertical wrinkles. The major root is very strong and rather short,1-3 cm long, and 1.5 - 3.0 cm in diameter. Under this part there are two to more than 10 rootlets.

Utilized Botanical Materials

Root

Characteristics

Tan

Sweet, pungent, distinctive

Bitter, acrid

Harvest Months

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