Angelica decursiva
StarAngelica decursiva
Synonyms: Halosciastrum crassum, Cymopterus melanotilingia, Peucedanum melanotilingia, Pimpinella crassa, Halosciastrum melanotilingia, Selinum melanotilingia, Peucedanum porphyroscias, Angelica decursiva f. albiflora, Peucedanum decursivum f. albiflorum, Angelica decursiva f. angustiloba, Ostericum melanotilingia, Pimpinella ionantha, Peucedanum decursivum var. albiflorum, Cymopterus crassus, Peucedanum decursivum var. discolor, Porphyroscias decursiva f. albiflora, Ostericum crassum, Angelica decursiva var. albiflora, Ligusticum melanotilingia, Pimpinella decursiva, Ligusticum purpureopetalum, Peucedanum grandifolioides, Peucedanum astrantiifolium, Porphyroscias decursiva, Peucedanum decursivum, Spuriopimpinella ionantha, Peucedanum porphyroscias var. albiflorum, Peucedanum porphyroscias f. albiflorum
Western Herbalism Properties
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Botanical Description
Angelica decursiva (also treated as Peucedanum decursivum) is a stout perennial herb in the family Apiaceae, growing to about 1-2 m from a thick, aromatic taproot. The hollow, often purple-tinged stems bear large, pinnately or ternately divided leaves whose lobes are decurrent, running down onto the winged leaf stalks, a feature reflected in the epithet. In late summer and autumn it produces compound umbels of small flowers that are typically dark purple, distinguishing it from the white-flowered Peucedanum praeruptorum, followed by flattened, winged fruits (mericarps). The species is native to East Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and the Russian Far East, where it grows in moist meadows, forest margins, streamsides and grassy mountain slopes. Its purple flowers give it the Chinese name zihua qianhu.
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