Angelica sinensis harvest and processing

When the leaves turn yellow in early October, cut off the aboveground and let the sun shine to the ground, promoting the root to mature. Dig Angelica sinensis in late October, start digging from one end of the ground, and dig as much as possible. After digging, combined with ploughing, pick up the missed medicine again.

When it is collected and dug, shake the wet soil in time, pick out the diseased and rotten roots, break off the residual petiole, wait for the water to evaporate slightly, tie it into a flat handle weighing 0.5-1 kg, and put it in a dry and ventilated room or in a special smoke shed. The fumigation shed rack is 1.3-1.7 meters high, covered with bamboo strips, laying Angelica sinensis flat and standing alternately, 30-50 cm thick, using bean stalk, wet poplar and willow as fuel, using water to wet light fire and smoke, so that Angelica sinensis skin is red, then fumigate with coal fire or firewood for about 10 days, then turn over the shed, fumigate with quick fire for 2 days, and then dry with gentle fire.