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Angelica dahurica (Fish. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f. 白芷 (Baizhi, Chinese Angelica)

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Radix Angelicae Dahuricae is the dried root of Angelica dahurica (Fish. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f. (Chinese vernacular names: Yubaizhi, Qibaizhi) or A. dahurica (Fish. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f. var. formosana (Boiss.) Shan et Yuan (Chinese vernacular names: Hangbaizhi, Chuanbaizhi), a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Umbelliferae. A. dahurica generally grows to 1–2.5 m.

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  1. Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014060, Inner Mongolia, China

    Minhui Li

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  1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Beijing, China

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  2. Inst. of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zhimin Wang

  3. Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council of Canada, Halifax, Canada

    Junzeng Zhang

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Li, M. (2015). Angelica dahurica (Fish. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook. f. 白芷 (Baizhi, Chinese Angelica). In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_6

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