Toward the sustainable use of Kampo medicines “1st International Symposium on Kampo Medicine”

The first presentation is “ Study on Processing Methods for Angelicae acutilobae Radix Developed in Japan. ” Angelicae acutilobae Radix (AaR) is derived from the root of the endemic species Angelica acutiloba (Siebold & Zucc.) Kitag. that has been produced by a method developed in Japan. Methods like rack drying and washing the roots with hot water while kneading them are innovatory as they potentially exert the medicinal properties suitable for both the climate of Japan and the constitution of the Japanese body. However, evidence between the processing condition and the medicinal effects of AaR has not yet been clarified, which leads to an obstacle to define the efficacy or the mechanization of the production process. Angelica expected research Production efficient AaR.