当归入药,历史悠久,应用广泛,有“十方九归”之说。然而,“当归”之名,从何而来;传说不一,莫衷一是。一说主产当归的甘肃岷山地区,古时候有位叫芹嫂的妇女,盼望丈夫归来,早晚都站在崖坡上翘首以待。久而久之,芹嫂积郁成疾而死,葬于崖坡。至此,芹嫂的灵魂化成一株治病的“仙草” The Chinese medicine has long history and wide application. However, the name of “Angelica” comes from where; the legends are different and there is no consensus. One said that in the Minshan region of Gansu, where the main production was in China, there was a woman named Can Tho in the old days and she was looking forward to returning her husband. She stood up on the cliffs sooner or later. Over time, Can Tho died of illness and was buried in a cliff. So far, the soul of Can Tho has become a disease-stricken “grass”