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''Angelica acutiloba'' is a perennial herb from the family Apiaceae or Umbelliferous (carrot or parsley family). It is predominately in Japan and perhaps endemic (unique). It is now distributed widely and cultivated in Jilin, China,〔 Korea,〔 Taiwan〔, p.25〕 and Indonesia.〔 The common name of ''Angelica acutiloba'' is known as in Japanese. The root was used as a substitute for the crude drug in Kampō medicine (漢方製薬 Kanpō Seiyaku), which is a Japanese adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. The Traditional Chinese medicine uses the root of a different species ''A. sinensis'', . The Latin pharmacological name for the crude drug, ''Radix Angelica sinensis'', refers to the dried roots of ''A. sinensis''. In China, as a substitute species, ''A. acutiloba'', is known as . Literally “东” means “eastern” or “东洋”, which is equivalent to the meaning of Japan. So the medicine is also called as Japanese Angelica root. (See #Etymology) The Japanese name, , has a literally meaning like “recovering good health”.〔 ==Taxonomy and distribution== * ''A. acutiloba'' var. ''acutiloba'' (Siebold et Zucc.) Kitag. () (深山当帰) * ''A. acutiloba'' var. ''iwatensis'' Hikino () (南部当帰) ''A. acutiloba'' var. ''acutiloba'' grows in the banks and valleys,〔, p.171, quoting Gotoh et al., 1995〕 from Honshu (North of Shiga Preecture)to Hokkaido. While ''A. acutiloba'' var. ''iwatensis'' grows in high altitude, mountainous terrains and grasslands, distributed throughout temperate areas.〔 The crop cultivated in Nara Prefecture has been known as ''Yamato tōki'' or ''Ōfuka-tōki'' (the latter after Ōfukachō in Gojō, Nara),〔 reputedly superior to the Hokkaido-grown ''Hokkai tōki'', and though the latter has a been classed subspecies in the past, it is assigned a senior charateogry of variety: * ''A. acutiloba'' Kitag. var. ''sugiyamae'' Hikino () * ''A. acutiloba'' forma ''tsukubana'' Hikino in ''Act. Phytotax. Geobot''. XVII 84 (1958). () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angelica acutiloba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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