Herb in Thai notifiable formulas

Chinese Angelica Lateral Root

โกฐเชียง · Kot Chiang

Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels

Family
Umbelliferae
Part used
lateral root
Crude drug
Angelicae Sinensis Radix Lateralis
In the announcement
Used in 23 notifiable formulas (5 as capsules)
Chinese Angelica Lateral Root, dried lateral root
Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas · Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · resized
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)

Constituents and quality criteria of Chinese Angelica Lateral Root

Summarised from the Chinese Angelica Lateral Root monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried lateral root.

The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.

Constituents

Chinese Angelica Lateral Root contains alkyl phthalides (e.g., Z -ligustilide, Z -butylidenephthalide, angelicide) and phenylpropanoids (e.g., E -ferulic acid, coniferyl ferulate). It also contains terpenoids (e.g., carvacrol, cis- β -ocimene, β -cadinene), benzenoids (e.g., vanillic acid), polysaccharides, etc.

Raw material quality criteria

Foreign matterNot more than 2.0% w/w
Total ashNot more than 7.0% w/w
Acid-insoluble ashNot more than 2.0% w/w
Water-soluble extractiveNot less than 52.0% w/w
Ethanol-soluble extractiveNot less than 12.0% w/w

Storage: Chinese Angelica Lateral Root shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.

Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Chinese Angelica Lateral Root

23 formulas containing Chinese Angelica Lateral Root

Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.

Development potential

Develop Chinese Angelica Lateral Root into a product with the TIBD group

In notifiable formulas23 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria5 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria

Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway