The meaning of angelica is to protect love and symbolize long-lasting love.
In Chinese culture, Angelica sinensis has a special symbolic meaning. On the one hand, Angelica sinensis is regarded as a symbol of love, because its name is homophonic with "Angelica sinensis", which means returning to family and protecting love. On the other hand, Angelica sinensis is also regarded as the emotional sustenance of homesickness for wanderers, because its growth environment is related to the northwest grasslands, which means that wanderers who are far away from their hometown should return to their hometown.
In addition, Angelica sinensis has been widely depicted in literature. In the classic novel "A Dream of Red Mansions", Lin Daiyu's poem "The Burial of Flowers" contains the poem "Xue Baochai has been so kind to her, and she has been in the palace for several years and her family has returned to Angelica", which expresses Xue Baochai's desire to leave the palace and return to normal life. In addition, in many modern poems and songs, angelica is also regarded as a symbol of nostalgia and emotion.
Appearance characteristics of Angelica sinensis
The leaves are three-pronged and divided into two or three pinnate shapes. The petiole is 3-11 cm long, and the base is expanded into a tubular membranous sheath, purple or green. The outline of the basal leaves and the lower part of the stem is oval, 8-18 cm long and 15-20 cm wide. There are 3 pairs of small leaves, and the lower pair of small petioles is 0.5-1.5 cm long.
One pair near the top is sessile, the last lobes are ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 1-2 cm long, 5-15 mm wide, 2-3 lobed, with notched and serrated edges. , with pointed tips at the tooth ends; the lower surface and edges of the leaves are covered with sparse papillary white hairs; the upper leaves of the stem are simplified into sac-like sheaths and pinnately divided leaves.
The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia - Angelica