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Bai Zhi
Angelica dahurica
Bai Zhi · Dahurian angelica · bai zhi · fragrant angelica · gurisdae · 구릿대 · ヨロイグサ
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Japan*, JP, TW
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abscess, Ache(Head), Anodyne, Antidote
Science studied: ALLOISOIMPERATORIN, ANGELIC-ACID, ANGELITOXIN, BYAKANGELICIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apiaceae
Scientific name: Angelica dahurica
Common names: Bai Zhi, Dahurian angelica, bai zhi, fragrant angelica, gurisdae, 구릿대, ヨロイグサ
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Japan*, Elsewhere, JP, TW.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abscess
- Ache(Head)
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Fever
- Inflammation
- Itch
- Sinusitis
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- Bite(Snake)
- Cold
- Skin
- Drainage
- Furunculosis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Japan*
- Elsewhere
- JP
- TW
Documented cultural uses
- Abscess
- Ache(Head)
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Fever
- Inflammation
- Itch
- Sinusitis
- Bite(Snake)
- Cold
- Skin
- Drainage
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- Furunculosis
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALLOISOIMPERATORIN
- ANGELIC-ACID
- ANGELITOXIN
- BYAKANGELICIN
- BYAKANGELICOL
- CALCIUM
- CNIDILIN
- COPPER
- 8-HYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PSORALEN
- IMPERATORIN
- IRON
- ISOIMPERATORIN
- MAGNESIUM
- 5-METHOXY-8-HYDROXYPSORALEN
- TERT-O-METHYLBYAKANGELICIN
- NEOBYAKANGELICOL
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- OXYPEUCEDANIN-HYDRATE
- PANGELIN
- POTASSIUM
- PSORALEN
- SEN-BYAK-ANGELICOLE
- SODIUM
- XANTHOTOXOL
- ZINC
- 5-(2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-3-METHYLBUTOXY)PSORALEN
- MARMESIN
- 6-METHOXY-7-ISOPENTENYLOXYCOUMARIN
- SEC-O-ACETYLBYAKANGELICIN
- ANHYDROBYAKANGELICIN
- CEDRELOPSIN
- 6,7-DIMETHYLESCULETIN
- ISOBYAKANGELICOL
- MANGANESE
- OXYPEUCEDANIN
- PHELLOPTERIN
- SCOPOLETIN
- XANTHOTOXIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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