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Common Name | Angelica |
| | Family | APIACEAE or UMBELLIFERAE Carrot Family |
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| Parts Used: | roots, stems,seeds, leaves |
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| Constituents |
essential oils, bitter principles, coumarin compounds |
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 Remedies using Angelica
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Essential oil, tinctures, extracts, capsules, decoction
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The fruit, leaf, and root of angelica stimulate digestion, help dispel gas and calm the nerves. Angelica is especially good when bloating or cramps are present. |
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 Its virtues are praised by old writers, and the the name itself, as well as the folk-lore of all North European countries, testifies to the great antiquity of a belief in its merits as a protection against contagion, for purifying the blood, and for curing every conceivable malady.(Grieve, M.36) |
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 Angelica balsam is obtained by extraction the roots with alcohol, evaporating and extracting the residue. It is a dark brown color and contains Angelica Oil, Angelia wax and Angelican. Angelica oil is one of the pricer oils on the market Rootsy woody, herbaceous. Bitter, sweet and earthy and long-lasting, often used as a fixative. |
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| Coughs, expectorant | | [342] It is generally used as a stimulating expectorant - and a useful agent in feverish conditions. Angelica is a good remedy for colds, coughs, pleurisy.
(Grieve, Maude ) | | Congestion | | [909] Warming and stimulating to the lungs, angelica is used to ease congestion in flu and colds.
| | Childbirth | | [343] Sometimes employed by midwives during childbirth when labour is long or delayed. Angelica is the herb of choice for many midwives to help expel the placenta following childbirth.
(Gladstar, Rosemary ) | | Cramping menstruation | | [911] Relieves congestion of the pelvis, often helpful in easing painful and cramping menstruation
(Gladstar, Rosemary ) | | [481] Angelica's concentration of bitters make it an excellent digestive aid especially in cases of nervous stomach and tension-related digestive disorders.
(Ericksen, Marlene ) | | Delayed menstruation | | [912] Angelica stimulates delayed menstruation, breaking up stagnation in the reproductive system
(Gladstar, Rosemary ) | | Depression | | [910] For depression, choose stimulant and tonic essential oils, such as jasmine and angelica, to be used at least 3 times a week in baths and foot massages.
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| Because of its coumarin content, it may interfere with anticoagulant drugs |
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Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
 Angelica has a strong and stately presence, growing up to 6 feet tall. Angelica is unique amongst the Umbelliferae for its pervading aromatic odor, a pleasant perfume, entirely differing from Fennel, Parsley, Anise, Caraway or Chervil.
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 It is an herb of the Sun in Leo; let it be gathered when he is there, the Moon applying to his good aspect; let it be gathered either in his hour, or in the hour of Jupiter; let Sol be angular Nicholas Culpeper |
 Angelica was associated with many Pagan festivals, and after the introduction of Christianity, the plant became linked with some archangelic patronage, according to legend Angelica was revealed in a dream by an angel to cure the plague. Another explanation for the name is that it blooms on the day of Michael the Archangel (May 8, oldstyle) and is on that account held to be a preservative against evil spirits and witchcrafts of spells of all kinds, being also called "the root of the holy ghost" |
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Angelica Medicinal Uses
