ABSTRACT
This herb is the dried root of Angelica dahurica Benth et Hook, A. dahurica var Formosana (Boiss) Shan et Yuan, and other angelica species of the family Umbelliferae. It is mainly grown in the Hubei, Liaoning, and Zhejiang provinces of China, where it is harvested in summer and autumn. The rootlets are removed and it is cleaned, sliced, dried in the sun, and either used without further processing or it undergoes sulfur fumigation.
