Angelica (Angelica archangelica), Organic

Angelica is the European cousin of the more familiar dong-quai. A graceful flowering plant related to carrots, dill, and fennel, angelica is found as far north as Nunavut and Lapland and as far south as Syria and South Carolina. The plant has an intense yet sweet aroma more like carrots than like dill or fennel.* Angelica is a useful expectorant for coughs, bronchitis, and pleurisy, especially when accompanied by fever, colds, or influenza. The content of carminative essential oil explains its use easing intestinal colic and flatulence. As a digestive agent, angelica stimulates appetite and may be helpful in anorexia nervosa. it has also been shown to help ease rheumatic inflammations. In cystitis, it acts as a urinary antiseptic. The furanocoumarin constituent bergapten has been used in the PUVA treatment of psoriasisi.* - David Hoffman "Medical Herbalism"