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Angelica acutiloba - (Siebold.&Zucc.)Kitag.

Common Name

Dong Dang Gui

Family

Apiaceae or Umbelliferae

USDA hardiness

6-9

Known Hazards

All members of this genus contain furocoumarins, which increase skin sensitivity to sunlight and may cause dermatitis[238].

Habitats

In the mountains of central. Japan[58, 275].

Range

E. Asia - China, Japan.

Edibility Rating

(2 of 5)

Other Uses

(0 of 5)

Weed Potential

No

Medicinal Rating

(1 of 5)

Care (info)

Fully Hardy

Moist Soil

Semi-shade

Full sun

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Angelica acutiloba is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.7 m (2ft 4in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from September to October, and the seeds ripen from October to November. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

A. ibukicola. Ligustrum acutilobum. Sieb.&Zucc. L. ibukicola. Sium triternatum.

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Young leaves - cooked[177].

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Medicinal Uses

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Emmenagogue Oxytoxic Sedative Tonic Women's complaints

The root is emmenagogue, oxytocic, sedative and tonic. It is used in the treatment of women's complaints[61, 174, 218] and also eases dizziness[61].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Requires a deep moist fertile soil in dappled shade or full sun[200]. Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed[200]. Cultivated as a medicinal plant in Japan[58, 275].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe since the seed only has a short viability[200]. Seed can also be sown in the spring, though germination rates will be lower. It requires light for germination[200]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in the spring. The seed can also be sow in situ as soon as it is ripe.

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Angelica anomala		Perennial	1.5	-		LMH	SN	M	0	2
Angelica archangelica	Angelica, Norwegian angelica	Biennial	1.5	4-8		LMH	SN	M	3	3	2
Angelica atropurpurea	Purplestem Angelica	Perennial	3.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	2	2
Angelica crucifolia		Perennial	0.8	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Angelica dahurica	Bai Zhi	Biennial/Perennial	1.8	-		LMH	SN	M	2	3
Angelica decursiva		Perennial	1.5	-		LMH	SN	M	2	2
Angelica edulis		Perennial	3.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Angelica genuflexa	Kneeling Angelica	Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	1	1
Angelica gigas	Giant Angelica, Purple Parsnip, Korean Angelica	Perennial	1.8	4-8	M	LMH	SN	M	2	2
Angelica glauca		Perennial	2.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	1	1
Angelica japonica		Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	N	M	3	0
Angelica keiskei		Perennial	1.2	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Angelica koreana		Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Angelica laxiflora		Perennial	0.0	-		LMH	SN	M	0	1
Angelica megaphylla		Perennial	2.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Angelica montana		Perennial	1.5	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Angelica polymorpha		Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	2
Angelica pubescens	Du Huo	Perennial	1.8	6-9		LMH	SN	M	2	3
Angelica sinensis	Dang Gui - Dong Quai - Chinese Angelica	Perennial	1.0	6-9		LMH	SN	M	0	5	1
Angelica sylvestris	Wild Angelica,Woodland angelica	Biennial	1.5	4-8		LMH	FSN	M	3	2	1
Angelica uchiyamanae		Perennial	0.0	-		LMH	SN	M	0	1
Angelica ursina		Perennial	3.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Aralia chinensis	Chinese Angelica Tree, Pumila Spirea, Chinese Astilbe	Shrub	3.5	4-8	M	LMH	FS	M	2	2
Aralia elata	Japanese Angelica Tree, Angelica Tree	Tree	6.0	4-9	M	LMH	SN	M	3	2	2
Aralia mandschurica	Manchurian Angelica Tree	Shrub	3.5	4-8		LMH	SN	M	2	2
Aralia spinosa	Hercule's Club, Aralia spinosa, American Angelica Tree, Hercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick	Tree	9.0	5-9	S	LMH	FS	M	2	2	2

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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Author

(Siebold.&Zucc.)Kitag.

Botanical References

58200275

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Readers comment


Krista Ames	Tue Mar 13 2007

This root was prescribed in Tokyo for my child with problem-skin. It was in a 'bath tea' together with Artemisiae Capillari Flos and Rehmannia glutinosa.

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