What does angelica look like?

Chuanxiong can be said to be a relatively well-known Chinese medicinal material. It has many functions and can be used in many aspects of daily life. Many people have never eaten Chuanxiong. Chuanxiong is also known as dried gui, Qin gui, Xigui, Yungui, etc. It is the dried root of the perennial woody plant Chuanxiong of the Umbelliferae family. Those produced in Gansu Province and northern Sichuan are of the best quality and are authentic medicinal materials.

The dry roots are cylindrical, with branch roots at the bottom, 15-25 cm long. The surface is light yellow dark brown to yellow brown, with longitudinal wrinkles and transverse lenticels. According to different positions, it can be divided into root head, main stem and branch root. Chinese medicinal materials should have a thick main stem, a long body, few side roots, a yellow-white inner hole, and a strong flavor.

How much to use, how to eat, and how to take Chuanxiong

In addition to being used as a direct medicine, Chuanxiong also has many other uses that can also give full play to its effects, such as making tea, adding it to dishes, and making medicinal wine. Compared to making tea, it is recommended that Chuanxiong should be boiled with meat so that its ingredients are easily released, which is much better than simply making tea. Although Chuanxiong is a rare and good thing, it needs to be taken according to the required dosage. Do not use it excessively. Generally, six to twelve grams of Chuanxiong can be used each time.

What are the benefits of drinking angelica in water? Can angelica in water remove freckles?

1. Improve lung ventilation and enhance energy

Drinking angelica in water or making it into Chuanxiong extract for consumption can effectively treat various chronic bronchitis. It also has a very good effect on emphysema and various cardiopulmonary diseases, effectively improves lung ventilation, and has a very good effect on the recovery and improvement of energy.

2. Improve your body’s immunity

The sugar content in Chuanxiong has a relatively obvious stimulating effect on the body's tissue cell system after entering the body, and it is very good at adjusting and stimulating the body's hormone regulation function.

3. Prevent cancer and tumors

Drinking angelica soaked in water can not only regulate the body reasonably, but also resist diseases. Drinking angelica soaked in water has a very good therapeutic effect on various tumors.

In addition, Chuanxiong does have the effect of removing spots, but Chuanxiong only has an inhibitory effect on melanin. In other words, it can only prevent the current spots from getting worse, but it does not help much for the existing spots. Therefore, it is recommended to use other methods to remove spots first, and then apply Chuanxiong for treatment.