Angelica pubescens




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Angelica pubescens Maximovicz
Synonyms Angelica myriostachys Koidzumi; Angelica polyclada Franchet
Common name (Japanese common name) shishi-udo (シシウド, 獅子独活 or 猪独活 [large udo (udo = Aralia cordata)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Subalpine or mountane field
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Plants electing 100-200cm tall. Leaves blade 2-3 pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate, each 5-15cm long, 3-7cm wide. Flowers white, flowering in August to October. Fruits 6-10mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Angelica pubescens Maxim.
Process for producing a biologically active substance and compositions containing the same (US Patent 4871540/1989)
Food composition containing antimicrobial plant distillate (US Patent 5525340/1996)
Herbal composition for treatment of tinea infections and method of making same (US Patent 6254897/2001)
Herbal chinese joint complex (US Patent 6350476/2002)
Herbal compositions for prostate conditions (US Patent 6790464/2004)
Compositions and methods for enhancing or treating female sexual response (US Patent 6737084/2004)
Complex prescription of chinese medicine for the treatment of extensive cancer (US Patent 7005146/2006)
Method for detecting proteins under mutual interaction (US Patent 7122382/2006)
Treatment of skin conditions (US Patent 7122561/2006)
Synergistic phytoceutical compositions (US Patent 7303772/2007)
Menopause disorder synergistic phyto-nutraceutical composition (US Patent 7381432/2008)
Note Endemic to Japan
Angelica pubescens Maximovicz is not a synonym of Angelica sinensis Diels (syn. Angelica polymorpha Maximowicz var. sinensis Oliver) in China. Angelica pubescens Maximovicz is endemic to Japan and Angelica sinensis Diels is native to China. However some business people describe that Angelica pubescens Maximovicz is a synonym of Angelica sinensis Diels which has been used as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine during past thousands of years. This is not right. Commercial advertisement using such a false description is illegal and should be strictly prohibited and punished by applicable medical law, comsumer protection laws or other relating laws in each jurisdiction. Also any part of patents based on such a false identification of species may be regarded as invalid.



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