What is the difference between Danggui and Codonopsis?

People's personalities are often acquired. Some people tend to generalize when facing very similar foods or medicinal materials. In fact, this view is wrong. Especially in terms of medicinal materials, they must be strictly distinguished, otherwise it will affect the efficacy of the disease. Even if the names and effects of medicinal materials are very similar, there are differences in efficacy. So what is the difference between Codonopsis pilosula and Codonopsis pilosula?

First, what is the difference between Danggui and Codonopsis? Danggui is the dried root of the Umbelliferae plant Angelica sinensis. It is cylindrical in shape, with lateral roots at the bottom. The surface is yellow-brown in color and has a strong aroma. It mainly grows in southeastern Gansu, Yunnan, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei and other provinces. The yield and quality of the roots grown in Minxian are high. Codonopsis pilosula is the dried root of Codonopsis pilosula, Codonopsis pilosula or Codonopsis pilosula of the Campanulaceae family. It is an oval or quasi-circular thick slice with a yellow-brown or gray-yellow surface color. It has a special aroma and a slightly sweet taste.

Second, angelica can be used to make angelica wine, which is to put the washed angelica and white wine into a jar, seal it, and place it in a cool place. It can be drunk in about half a month. Angelica can also be used to make angelica ginger mutton soup, which is to put the chopped ginger, mutton, and angelica in a pot, and cook with clean water until the mutton is cooked through, then add chopped green onion, pepper, lard, MSG, and salt to season it and it is ready to eat. To stew pigeon with Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus, put the prepared pigeon and lean meat into a stewing pot, add water under the stewing pot but not exceeding the water level, and stew for three or four hours before eating.

What is the difference between Danggui and Codonopsis? As a herbal medicine, Danggui has the effects of nourishing blood and activating blood circulation, moistening the intestines and relieving constipation, as well as regulating menstruation and relieving pain. It is suitable for female friends with symptoms of irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea due to blood deficiency, sallow complexion, uterine bleeding, postpartum blood stasis, and weakness and anemia. Codonopsis can tonify the middle and replenish qi, quench thirst, strengthen the spleen and lungs, and nourish blood and produce body fluid. Its effects are very similar to those of ginseng, but its medicinal power is weaker and it is suitable for general deficiency syndromes.