Angelica polymorpha

Family	Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name	Angelica polymorpha Maximowicz
Synonyms	Angelica sinuata H. Wolff; Peucedanum taquetii H. Wolff; Rompelia polymorpha (Maximowicz) Koso-Poljansky; Selinum coreanum H. de Boissieu
Common name	(Japanese common name) shirane senkyu (シラネセンキュウ, 白根川芎 [Mt. Shirane senkyu (senkyu = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine)])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
	(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat	Mountain
Chromosomal number	n=11
Description	Plants electing 80-150cm tall. Leaves blade 3-4 pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate, each 2-6cm long. Flowers white inflorescences 7-20cm across, flowering in September to November. Fruits 4-6mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference	Angelica polymorpha Maximowicz
	Bathing preparation (US Patent 6326006/2001)
	Micropropagation and production of phytopharmaceutical plants (US Patent 7005298/2006)
	Therapeutic composition for the prevention and treatment of mucositis and mucosal disorders (US Patent 7288270/2007)
Note	Angelica polymorpha Maximovicz is not a synonym of Angelica sinensis Diels (syn. Angelica polymorpha Maximovicz var. sinensis Oliver). There are many misunderstanging on Angelica sinensis Diels. However some business people describe that Angelica polymorpha 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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