Medicinal Purposes

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Medicinal Purposes:

plant belongs to the family of Apiaceae and supposed to be

originated from the country of Syria and spread over European cool

climate regions, and now it is being cultivated for its medicinal

properties, especially in Unites States of America, Europe, Asian

countries and in other sub tropical regions of the world. herbs

are biennial plants and scientifically known as archangelica

L, and it is popularly called as holy ghost, wild celery, garden

angelica, wild parsnip and angelica etc., plant grows about six

feet tall with hollow smooth purple stem, which blossoms from July and

flowers are yellow or green, that follows yellow oblong shaped fruits

and the seeds of angelica are pale yellow in color and oblong shaped.

plant comprises of various phytochemicals, such as angelicin,

safrole, angelic acid, linleic acid, scopeletin, and valeric acid.

Garden angelica roots and roots stalk comprise volatile oil, bitter in

taste and produce spicy smell, which contain phytochemicals namely,

malic acid, aromatic cyclic hydrocarbons, furanocoumarin, angelic acid,

cumarin, valerianic acid, angelin, lactones, starch, iron oxide, resins,

pectin, sucrose, tannins and bitter substances, which all attribute for

the treatment of various health ailments, and let us discuss some of

the medicinal benefits and uses of angelica herb and its extracts.

medicinal purposes include; poultice of angelica is prepared

from crushed leaves of angelica herb, which are used to prevent joint

pain, rheumatoid painful condition, and to prevent inflammation and

swelling and also used for the treatment of broken bones. Dried roots

prevent athlete's foot and also used to destroy insects and pests.

extracts are used internally to prevent common cold, and

gargling of angelic provides relief from sore throat and mouth ulcers.

Angelic extracts prevent cough, prevent urinary tract infections,

pleurisy disorders when taken internally as per the advice of Doctors.

Angelic extracts tea is recommended for restoring vitality and vigor

and also recommended as a tonic after convalescence and sickness, and

used as home or herbal remedy.

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