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Dang Gui
Angelica sinensis
Dang Gui · Dong Quai · Dang Quai · Dang Qui · Dong Gui · Chinese Angelica · Chinese angelica · Chinesische Engelwurz · Dong quai · angelika čínska · dang qui · dong gui · dong quai · kiinankarhunputki · kinakvanne · ホントウキ · 當歸
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Amenorrhea, Anemia, Cancer(Cervix), Cancer(Esophagus)
Science studied: GABA, ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH
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 sinensis
Common names: Dang Gui, Dong Quai, Dang Quai, Dang Qui, Dong Gui, Chinese Angelica, Chinese angelica, Chinesische Engelwurz, Dong quai, angelika čínska, dang qui, dong gui, dong quai, kiinankarhunputki, kinakvanne, ホントウキ, 當歸
POWO: 77065778-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Amenorrhea
- Anemia
- Cancer(Cervix)
- Cancer(Esophagus)
- Constipation
- Menoxenia
- Tranquilizer
- Tumor(Lung)
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- Tumor(Nose)
- Uterotonic
- Viricide
- Dysmenorrhea
- Thrombosis(Venous)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Amenorrhea
- Anemia
- Cancer(Cervix)
- Cancer(Esophagus)
- Constipation
- Menoxenia
- Tranquilizer
- Tumor(Lung)
- Tumor(Nose)
- Uterotonic
- Viricide
- Dysmenorrhea
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- Thrombosis(Venous)
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Amenorrhea · China · "
- Anemia · China · "
- Cancer(Cervix) · China · "
- Cancer(Esophagus) · China · "
- Constipation · China · "
- Menoxenia · China · "
- Tranquilizer · China · "
- Tumor(Lung) · China · "
- Tumor(Nose) · China · "
- Uterotonic · China · "
- Viricide · Elsewhere · "
- Dysmenorrhea · China · "
- Thrombosis(Venous) · China · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Angelica sinensis polysaccharide inhibits pyroptosis and improves osteoarthritis through the collaborative power of PPARγ and Nrf2. · 2026 source ↗
- Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal metabolite differences between wild and cultivated Angelica sinensis. · 2026 source ↗
- A structurally defined acidic Angelica sinensis polysaccharide synergizes with αGalCer as adjuvants to enhance humoral and cellular immunity. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- GABA
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BIOTIN
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHROMIUM
- P-CYMENE
- N-DODECANOL
- FALCARINOL
- FOLINIC-ACID
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
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- NICOTINAMIDE
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PHTHALIDES
- ALPHA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- SAFROLE
- SEDANOIC-ACID
- SESQUITERPENE
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- VANILIC-ACID
- VITAMIN-B12
- VITAMIN-E
- ZINC
- BETA-CAROTENE
- COPPER
- EO
- FALCARINONE
- FIBER
- FRUCTOSE
- ISOSAFROLE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- N-VALEROPHENONE-O-CARBONIC-ACID
- ARACHIDONIC-ACID
- CADINENE
- CARVACROL
- COBALT
- FALCARINDIOL
- GLUCOSE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- SCOPOLETIN
- SELENIUM
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDE
- THIAMIN
- N-VALEROPHENONE-O-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
- WATER
- FAT
- RIBOFLAVIN
- TIN
- ADENINE
- ALANINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- ANGELIC-ACID
- ANGELICA-POLYMORPHA-ALKALOID
- ANGELICA-POLYSACCHARIDE-AS-1
- ANGELICA-SINENSIS-COMPOUND-E-232
- ANGELICIDE
- ANGELICONE
- ANGELOL
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BERGAPTEN
- BREFELDIN-A
- GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
- BETA-CADINENE
- CHOLINE
- LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE
- PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE
- CYSTINE
- DODECAN-1-OL
- FERULIC-ACID
- FOLIC-ACID
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- LEUCINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- LIGUSTILIDE
- LYSINE
- L-MALIC-ACID
- METHIONINE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NEOANGELIDE
- BUTYLIDENE-NEPHTHALIDE
- NICOTINIC-ACID
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- 2,4-DIHYDRO-PHTHALIC-ANHYDRIDE
- BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE
- N-BUTYLPHTHALIDE
- N-BUTYLIDENEPHTHALIDE
- POLYSACCHARIDE
- PROLINE
- ISOSAFROL
- SERINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SPHINGOMYELIN
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- SUCROSE
- D-SUCROSE
- TETRADECAN-1-OL
- N-TETRADECANE
- THREONINE
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- UMBELLIFERONE
- URACIL
- VALEROPHENONE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
- VALINE
- VITAMIN-A
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- NIACIN
- STARCH
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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