当归是恩施专区名牌“道地药材”之一,老产区有近百年的栽培历史。根据我们调查,老产区主要分布于恩施县的石灰窑,宣恩县的椿木营,建始县的宫店,鹤峰县的忠云,巴东县的大花岩、万碑、小龙等一带高山寒冷地区。以恩施石灰窑栽培的时间最长,面积最大,品质较好,产量最高,群众俗称“窑归”。其植物形态经我们鉴定与甘肃的“秦归”无异,为正品当归。药性较秦归强而善攻,但较燥(类似川归的药性),品质中等(由于产地加工技术较原始,直接 Angelica is Enshi area famous brand “authentic medicine” one of the old producing areas have nearly a hundred years of cultivation history. According to our survey, the old producing areas are mainly located in lime kilns in Enshi County, Chunmu Camp in Xuan’en County, Gongdian in Jianshi County, Zhongyun in Hefeng County, Dahuayan in Badong County, Wanbei, Alpine areas along the cold. The Enshi Lime Kiln cultivated for the longest time, the largest area, better quality, highest yield, the masses commonly known as “kiln return.” The plant morphology by our identification and Gansu “Qin return” is no different, authentic Angelica. Medicinal than Qin strong and good attack, but more dry (similar to Sichuan medicine), medium quality (due to origin processing technology than the original, direct