Angelica plant. Angelica officinalis plant. Useful properties of angelica

Angelica officinalis is the scientific name. It is deciphered in different ways, but the Russian word "dyagly", meaning "strong, healthy", characterizes its medicinal purpose in the best possible way. The Latin spelling in the medical literature Angelica ("angelica") comes from the translation "angel or messenger of God", which is also absolutely true in connection with the herb's many medicinal properties. And the affection of bees for the flowers of the plant is another proof of its healing power, due to which the effectiveness of the treatment with angelica honey is increased. Some gardeners actively cultivate angelica as a melliferous crop and get a delicious reddish medicinal honey.

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Botanical reference

Judging by the description, the angelica drug, also known as angelica, belongs to the Umbrella family. Grows up to 2.5 meters. The cylindrical hollow stem has many ramifications. Below its color is reddish, above it is green with a bluish bloom. The thick rhizome grows almost straight downward, has no more than two rod branches and a few small adventitious ones. Ellipsoid leaves are double- and triple-feathery. The lower the leaf is, the smaller the petiole it has.

In June, caps of small yellowish-green flowers appear, they are collected in large umbrellas up to 15 cm.At the end of August, at the end of flowering, seeds appear - this is a lot of yellow fruits, each of which subsequently breaks up into 2 parts. Only one bush can collect 0.5 kg of seeds, with which the plant reproduces.

Angelica grows in the European part of the former Soviet Union and Siberia. These are damp places: near streams, rivers. Occurs in bushes and on mountain slopes.

Procurement and storage

When preparing angelica, no waste remains - everyone uses it for medicinal purposes. But there are certain collection rules. If the plant is only one year old, then you can dig it up only in the fall, if two - in the spring. This is due to the amount of active substances. The older the plant, the more of them. Rhizomes are dug up with a shovel, washed thoroughly, cut across into pieces up to 10 cm, too thick cut and lengthwise. It can be air dried and in a dryer. The maximum temperature is no more than 40 ° C. The roots have a sweet, spicy aroma, with a smack of burning bitterness. The smell intensifies when rubbed.

Those who use the leaves and shoots in cooking begin harvesting before flowering. For medicinal purposes, harvesting must be done after flowering. It is recommended to dry the raw materials in the air in the shade. The seeds are harvested when ripe. Room conditions are suitable for drying. This is usually late September - early October.

Raw materials store well if they are packed in bales, cloth bags and tied tightly. It is best to store the roots in tightly closed jars so they will not lose their flavor. Storage rooms must be dry and ventilated.

Dry leaves and shoots do not lose their medicinal properties for one year. Rhizomes and seeds can be stored for three years.



Chemical constituents and pharmacology

The beneficial properties are due to chemical components that contribute to the healing of the human body. The composition contains:

1. 1. Coumarins. Their pharmacological activity is manifested in antispasmodic, antitumor action.
2. 2. Ostol. Strong antioxidant and calcium channel blocker.
3. 3. Ostenol. Provides vitamins K, D, E.
4. 4. Umbelliferone. Needed for the biosynthesis of coumarins.
5. 5. Psoralen. Important for the treatment of skin diseases.
6. 6. Tannins. They have bactericidal and antimicrobial effects.
7. 7. Malic acid. Participates in metabolism, tones up.
8. 8. Acetic acid . Breaks down fats and carbohydrates.
9. 9. Valeric acid . Has a sedative effect.
10. 10. Phytosterols . Reduce blood cholesterol levels.
11. 11. Ascorbic acid . It is the main antioxidant. Strengthens the immune system.
12. 12. Calcium. Responsible for the strength of bone tissue.
13. 13. Phosphorus. Helper calcium in strengthening bone tissue, promotes mental performance.

Angelica also contains a certain amount of wax, carotene, resins, quercetin, fatty and essential oils. Based on the chemical composition, pharmacological properties are highlighted:

• Diuretic.
• Anti-inflammatory.
• Spasmolytic.
• Toning.
• Antispasmodic.
• Sedative.
• Expectorant.
• Diaphoretic.
• Anti-fermentation.

Angelica is used in many areas: folk medicine, cooking, food industry. Used for livestock feed.



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For medical purposes, angelica preparations are used in the form of tinctures, decoctions and infusions. What you need to consider when preparing and using a medicinal product:

• The raw materials must be harvested according to the procurement rules.
• Pre-grind the roots in a coffee grinder.
• Before using the drug, the infusion must be filtered.
• Angelica preparations are taken exclusively on an empty stomach. You can start your meal in 30 minutes.
• Taking medicine - three times.
• All aqueous infusions can be stored for no more than two days in the refrigerator.
• Alcohol tinctures are kept in a dark place.

The table shows the dosages and methods of using the plant:

Indications	Raw material quantity	Amount of liquid	Infusion time	Dose
Gastritis, colitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, cough, difficulty urinating, insomnia, back pain, rheumatism, nervous disorders, gout.	15 grams of herb	1.5 cups (100 ° C)	2 hours	2 tablespoons
Kidney disease, increased nervous excitability, gastritis, colitis, kidney and bladder disease, inflammation in the oral cavity. The remedy is useful for taking baths with hysteria	10 grams of herb	2 glasses (room temperature)	8 ocloc'k	100 ml
Cramps in the stomach and intestines, colds, poor appetite, laryngitis, bronchitis, diarrhea. The infusion mixed with 50/50 wine helps to relieve painful flatulence and improve appetite. Helpful for removing toxins from the blood	1 tablespoon mixture (roots, leaves, seeds)	1 cup (100 ° C)	6 hours in a thermos	100 ml
Cough, gastritis, colitis, inflammatory diseases of the pancreas	10 grams of herb	200 ml (boil for 5 minutes)	2 hours	50 ml
Neuroses, convulsions, hysteria	30 grams of roots	Dry white wine 0.5 liter	7 days	50 ml. The remedy is taken twice a day.

Juice: sore ear, toothache. Fresh juice helps to cope with the painful sensation. Apply drop by drop to each ear. Apply a lotion to the tooth or rinse. Gout, sciatica, rheumatism are also treated with juice compresses.

Fresh pounded leaves: wounds and bites from rabid animals. Pounded leaves are mixed with honey 1: 1 and applied to problem areas of the skin.

Bunch of flowers: epilepsy. A handful of flowers are soaked for an hour in a glass of wine and taken in the winter in the morning for epilepsy.

Nature is rich in herbs that have a beneficial effect on the human body. Some of them are on everyone's lips, but few have heard of others. The article will focus on a plant, the beneficial properties of which were known to our distant ancestors. They believed that this herb was sent to earth by the gods to save people from the plague. This plant is an angelica medicinal, and how it is useful in our time and how to use it, you will find out by reading the article.

Description of the plant

Angelica has been known for its medicinal properties for thousands of years, and during this time it has acquired different names: angelica, angelica, sweet trunk, bordanka, wolf's pipe, angelica. And the botanical name of the herb is Angelica archangelica.

Angelica is a biennial or perennial plant that grows up to 2 meters. Refers to the Stem is hollow inside, rounded, has a sticky coating. It is covered with grooves of brown or red color. The root is powerful and thick, weighs about 300 g. The rhizome contains a milky sap of white or yellowish color.

Angelica leaves are feathery, divided into 2-3 segments, up to 80 cm long. The flowers are located on top, the inflorescence reaches 20 cm in diameter. Flowering lasts all summer. At the end of August, flat fruits containing seeds appear in angelica flowers.

How to distinguish from hogweed?

Inexperienced herbalists may confuse angelica with hogweed. To prevent this from happening, pay attention to the differences:

• Angelica has a smooth stem, while cow parsnip is covered with hairs.
• If you rub an angelica leaf, you will feel a pleasant aroma, while cow parsnip has a strong unpleasant odor.
• The inflorescences of the hogweed are covered with hairs.

In order not to be mistaken when collecting herbs yourself, take a good look at the photo of Angelica officinalis presented below.

Angelica composition

To understand how the beneficial properties of angelica are explained, let's get acquainted with the chemical composition:

1. The root is rich in acids and also contains essential oils, carotene, wax, phytoncides, coumarins, starch and tannins.
2. The trunk and seeds contain essential and fatty oils, phytoncides.
3. Angelica flowers and leaves contain phytoncides, quercetin, vitamin C.

How to harvest angelica?

For treatment, medicinal is used, less often the aerial part (grass, leaves, seeds). The angelica is dug up in the fall (for first-year plants) or in the spring (for second-year plants). It is important to take into account that the rhizomes of the repeater are richer than annuals in useful substances. The soil is cleaned from the dug roots and washed. If the root is large, then cut into pieces of 8-10 cm.Then it is dried either in the open air, or an electric dryer is used, which is set at 35 ° C.

For consumption, angelica leaves are harvested in spring, before the plant blooms; for medicinal use, they wait until the end of flowering. Leaves and seeds are dried before storage. The seeds are harvested when fully ripe in mid-autumn.

Beneficial features

Due to its unique composition, the herb has found application in traditional medicine recipes, as well as in the modern pharmaceutical industry. The medicinal properties of Angelica officinalis are extensive:

1. The plant is used as a diuretic and antispasmodic.
2. Tannins in the angelica have anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects.
3. It has a tonic effect.
4. Excellent choleretic agent, stimulates appetite, helps relieve stomach cramps.
5. Helps with colds like
6. It has expectorant properties, therefore it is used for bronchitis.
7. It has a beneficial effect on the work of the heart and blood vessels.
8. The wax and resins that are part of the herb promote rapid wound healing.
9. Coumarins in angelica have an astringent effect, dilate blood vessels.

Diseases for which the use of angelica is indicated:

• disruption of the gallbladder and bile ducts;
• cardiovascular diseases;
• bronchitis, pneumonia;
• kidney disease;
• colds and flu;
• skin diseases;
• female diseases (PMS, mastopathy, infertility).

Let us dwell in more detail on the medicinal properties for the female body. The benefits of angelica for women are based on the action that strengthens the body. If a woman cannot get pregnant due to anemia or circulatory disorders, then using angelica will help in solving this problem. For women who have already given birth, angelica will be useful in restoring menstruation and gaining strength. In addition, the plant has a beneficial effect on the skin, which takes on a healthy look, dryness disappears.

Traditional medicine recipes

In alternative medicine, including homeopathy, angelica is used for the manufacture of anti-inflammatory, diuretic, expectorant drugs. Tinctures from different parts of the plant are used for radiculitis, gout, and joint problems. Let us consider in more detail the recipes for making folk remedies from angelica.

Root infusion

It is used to improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as in inflammatory processes in gynecology. To prepare the infusion, 20 g of dry crushed angelica root is poured into 1 liter of boiling water. Let it brew for 8 hours. After filtering and applying 0.5 cups 3-4 times a day.

Infusion of medicinal herbs

Such an infusion is indicated for problems with the intestines (spasms, fermentation, gas), colds, pancreatitis, cholecystitis. For cooking, take one tablespoon of root, leaves and seeds. All components are crushed. Boil 3 cups of water and pour in all the dry ingredients. Let it brew for 6 hours. Filter and apply 0.5 cups 3 times a day. With the same infusion, they take baths for arthritis, radiculitis, gout.

Vodka tincture

The medicine will be useful for the digestive system if there are colitis and hyperacidity with gastritis. And also for the treatment of diseases of the heart and respiratory tract. To prepare the tincture, take 200 g of dry crushed angelica root and half a liter of good quality vodka. Vodka is poured into a jar of raw materials and insisted for 2 weeks in the sun. Then it is filtered and taken orally 20 drops 3 times a day. Tincture is used to rub the diseased joints.

Angelica root decoction

A decoction of rhizomes is used to treat the liver and gallbladder. It is used for colds and bronchitis. Possesses strong analgesic properties. To prepare the broth, take 3 tablespoons of crushed dry root and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Heat in a water bath for 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and filter. The resulting volume is brought to 250 ml with boiled water. Take a hot broth of 130 ml 2 times a day after meals.

Angelica juice

Fresh root is used for juicing. It is grated and squeezed through cheesecloth. For pain in the ears, instill 2-3 drops in each ear 2 times a day. Inside take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. The course is 3 weeks. Helps with pancreatitis and jaundice.

Useful properties of honey

Angelica is also an excellent honey plant. The product has a greenish color, a special aroma, does not crystallize for a long time. It has a calming effect on the nervous system and is indicated for cardiovascular diseases. Honey lowers blood pressure, cleanses the blood, gives strength and strengthens the immune system.

How to use angelica oil?

Roots and seeds are used to make oil. In cosmetology, only angelica seed oil is used. It heals acne, inflammation, and rejuvenates the skin. It is enough to add a few drops of oil to cream or lotion for daily use.

With a runny nose and sore throat, inhalation is done by adding 2-3 drops of oil to hot water. To treat cough or sputum stagnation, mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with a few drops of angelica oil. Rub the mixture over the chest.

Angelica essential oil should not be abused, since it has an exciting effect. In addition, the product is a strong allergen.

Contraindications

The plant, which has a huge number of useful properties, also has contraindications. Angelica officinalis, first of all, should not be taken by people with allergies to any component of the plant. Pregnant women can cause significant harm. And before pregnancy and for recuperation after childbirth, there are no restrictions on taking angelica. In the presence of certain diseases, it is not recommended to take preparations with angelica. It:

• diabetes;
• tachycardia;
• stomach ulcer;
• bleeding.

The plant can be harmful if you exceed the dosage in the recipe. In this case, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and in some cases fainting and paralysis are observed.

Angelica in cooking

If we recall the well-known dictum that food should be medicine, not medicine for food, the use of angelica in cooking becomes understandable. A plant with many useful substances will enrich any dish with useful substances, trace elements and vitamins. You just need to take into account the specific taste and aroma of the herb. The rhizome is used for food, adding to salads and hot dishes. The fresh root has a bitter taste. The dried root is used for cooking meat dishes, sauces, side dishes.

Prepared from angelica and sweets. To make the jam, the roots are crushed and covered with sugar. When the plant yields juice, put on fire, bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes. To dilute the specific taste, apples are added to this jam. In addition, angelica is used for making candied fruits and pastilles. The stalks of the plant, crushed and overslept with sugar, are used to make a filling for pies. It turns out both tasty and healthy delicacy.

Angelica officinalis is one of the most common plants in herbal medicine. It has many names. For example, in scientific reference books, it is called the herb Angelica (Angelica - Angelica). According to legend, angels pointed out the medicinal properties of this plant to people. There is another story that the archangel Michael advised monks to chew angelica root to protect themselves from the plague. This plant does not possess antiviral effect, but it can boast of fungicidal and antiseptic properties. So no matter how much this legend corresponds to the truth, angelica is a useful plant. In the West, some researchers call him Angelica the Archangel. But in Russian this name has a synonym - drug angelica.

Angelica officinalis is one of the most common plants in herbal medicine.

Botanical description of angelica officinalis

This herb is a biennial with a pleasant smell. In the first year, the plant forms a basal rosette and a small bundle of leaves, but already in the second year, large leaves grow, the stem becomes tall and thick enough, the rhizome develops well, which is most often used for medicinal purposes.

The stem of the Angelica officinalis is straight, it can grow up to 250 cm in height. It is hollow inside. The leaves are large, especially the basal ones, have a triangular shape. The angelica plant also has a well-developed root system. The diameter of the rhizome can be up to 8 cm. It resembles a radish in shape, and it contains milky juice, white or slightly yellowish. The total weight of the root system is about 300 g.

The inflorescences of this plant are interesting. They are complex spherical umbrellas. Such an inflorescence can be up to 15 cm in diameter, and there are several dozen rays on them. The peduncles of this plant are pubescent, beautiful, but the flowers themselves are small and inconspicuous, have a yellowish-green tint. The fruit is a so-called two-seed, which splits into two hemispheres. One angelica plant can eventually produce up to 500 g of seeds. It blooms only in the second year of life, in summer the fruits ripen not earlier than July, or even closer to autumn.

Angelica medicinal medicinal properties and contraindications description photo root use for eye diseases for women plant seeds rhizome
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Angelica archangelica L. (Archangelica officinalis Hoffm.)

Umbelliferae family - Umbelliferae (Apiaceae)

Other name: Angelica officinalis

Description

Or Angelica officinalislarge perennial, sometimes biennial monocarpic herb with a pleasant smell. The rhizome is vertical, short, thick, with adventitious roots, passing into the taproot, which contains a whitish or yellowish secret.

The stem is hollow, branched in the upper part, glabrous, with a bluish bloom, 1-2.5 m high.

The leaves are alternate, up to 80 cm long, glabrous, twice and thrice pinnately dissected, with well-defined sheaths and hollow rounded petioles, the upper ones with reduced plates sitting on strongly swollen sheaths. The edges of the terminal leaf lobes are sharp-toothed.

The inflorescence is a large, almost spherical, complex umbel, 8-15 cm in diameter, with 20-40 rays. No wrapper; envelope of numerous linear and subulate leaves. Flowers are small, inconspicuous; the teeth of the calyx are invisible; petals are whitish or yellowish-greenish, elliptical, short-wedge-shaped at the base, slightly notched at the apex, with the apex bent inward. 5 stamens, alternating with petals. Ovary semi-inferior, two-celled, with two short stylodia, ending in blunt stigmas; stylodia during flowering is shorter than a wide, flat-topped subcolumn.

The fruit is broadly elliptical compressed from the back, 5 - 8 mm long, a droop, splitting into 2 mericarps. Ribs of mericarpia are slightly spongy-thickened; the marginal ribs are wider than the dorsal ones, pterygoidly widened. The secretory tubules are numerous, small, and surround the endosperm; in addition, there are costal tubules (1-2 in the ribs, near the vascular bundles). The cell membranes of the mesocarp are slit-like-porous.

Blooms in June-August; fruits ripen in July-September.

Spread

Or Angelica officinalisgrows in the European part of Russia. Its area is continuous, compact. The northern border runs along the coast of the Barents Sea (including Kolguev Island), and the eastern border, along the right bank of the Usa, reaches the middle reaches of the Pechora and, having rounded the right-bank part of its upper basin, enters the watershed of the Ural ridge. This natural boundary serves as the eastern border of the Angelica officinalis range to the southernmost tip of the Urals. The Volga serves as a natural boundary for the spread of angelica. Further, the border stretches along the river. Samara and in the Orenburg region goes into the valley of the river. Ural.

Angelica medicines. grows along the banks of rivers, lakes, oxbows, streams, on flood meadows, willows, alder groves, along the edges of swamps, in glades and edges of swampy forests, among tall grasses and thickets of bushes. Optimal conditions for the growth of this species are created on well-lit, moist and damp meadows developed on sufficiently drained parts of river floodplains of the forest zone, and in the southern part of the range - along the bottoms of ravines and depressions, where humus-rich, often silty, meadow soils with moderate variable moisturizing. In such places, for example, in some types of birch and alder forests of the Moscow region, developed on above-floodplain river terraces, angelica sometimes reaches 3 m in height. Angelica medicines. occurs as a weed-meadow plant in floodplain foxtail-bluegrass and canary meadows, as well as in willows, mainly from Salix fragilis L.

Reproduction

Angelica officinalis propagates only by seeds, which germinate well among adult plants of the same species. In culture, the plant blooms in the second year of life, but in nature, flowering occurs only at the age of 5 - 30 years. When mowing flowering stems, the secondary formation of generative shoots was noted in the same year, while their repeated development the next year was never observed.

Varieties

Angelica officinalis should be distinguished from a somewhat similar outwardly forest angelica - Angelica sylvestris L. The inflorescence of this species is a complex corymbose umbrella (in A. archangelica - a complex spherical umbrella); flower corollas are white, often with a pink tint, leaf petioles with strongly pronounced ribs, bilateral in cross-section with an irregularly shaped central cavity. The fruits of the forest angelica are smaller, with single tubules in the hollows, filiform dorsal ribs and pterygoid marginal ribs. These species also differ well in smell, especially of underground organs.

Along the coasts of the Baltic and North Seas, there is a special species very close to A. archangelica - the coastal angelica - Angelica littoralis Fries. In Siberia, Angelica officinalis is replaced by a close species - Angelica descending - A. decurrens (Ledeb.) B. Fedtsch., Whose distribution in the east is limited to Transbaikalia, and in the south - by the ridges of the northern Tien Shan. The border of the ranges of these two species in the Urals has not yet been studied accurately enough, since here there are individuals that combine the characteristics of both species. In Central Asia, there are related species - Komarov's angelica - A. komarovii (Schischk.) V. Tichom. (western Pamir-Altai, Fergana ridge) and short-stemmed angelica - A. brevicaulis (Rupr.) B. Fedtsch. (from the Dzhungarskiy Alatau to the western Tien Shan and Pamir-Altai). These taxa are often considered varieties of A. archangelica). However, their use in medicine is not provided for by the technical documentation for raw angelica officinalis.

Chemical composition

Active ingredients

Angelica rhizomes contain essential oil (1%), coumarins and furocoumarins, tannins, terpenoids, organic acids, including valeric, phytosterols, resins, wax, bitter substance, sugar (2.4%).

The leaves and flowers of the angelica contain the flavonoid diosmin, and the fruits contain coumarins.

The fruits contain coumarins: bergapten, ostrutol, isopimpinellin, oxypeucedanin and felloperin.

Application

Food use

Leaves, shoots, roots are edible. It is used for food mainly as a spicy aromatic plant. The washed and dried roots are crushed into powder and added to the dough, sauces, sprinkled with meat when frying (5-7 minutes before cooking). Angelica seeds collected and dried in autumn are used to flavor first courses, homemade liqueurs and liqueurs.
Dishes with angelica improve digestion, are a source of vitamins and other biologically active substances. The presence of aromatic substances makes it possible to use angelica in the alcoholic beverage industry for the production of wines, liqueurs (Benedict, Chartreuse) and vermouth. In a number of northern European countries, young stems and leaf stalks of angelica are used to make jams, candied fruits and sweets.

The essential oil from its roots is used in the perfumery industry.

Medicinal use

Collection and processing of medicinal raw materials

Rhizomes with roots of non-flowering plants are harvested. Annually in Russia 15 - 20 tons of dry raw material of angelica are harvested. The largest amount of raw materials is supplied by the Voronezh region and Bashkiria.

In the 1st year, the plants are harvested in the fall, in the 2nd - in early spring. Rhizomes with roots of non-flowering specimens of angelica are usually dug up in autumn or spring before budding in order to avoid admixture of inferior underground organs of flowering individuals to the raw material. The dug rhizomes are thoroughly cleaned of the ground, washed in cold water and cut off at the very base of the stem and cut across. Raw materials are dried in a well-ventilated room, in attics, under awnings or in a dryer at a temperature of 35 ... 40 ° C, spreading out in a thin layer .. In good weather, the rhizomes with angelica roots can be dried outdoors, spreading them out in a thin layer on paper fabrics, turning carefully from time to time.

In some European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Romania, etc.), this species is cultivated in order to obtain a valuable essential oil.

The raw material has a fragrant smell. Store in a well-closed wooden container for 3 years.

Application in official and traditional medicine

Angelica medicinal medicinal properties

Since ancient times, angelica was considered a medicinal plant. Stimulates blood circulation, improves immunity. Rhizomes with roots, which have a pleasant refreshing scent, are used as medicinal raw materials. It has an anti-fermentation, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, sedative effect. Water-alcohol tincture is used for rheumatism, gout, arthritis, radiculitis. In traditional Chinese medicine, angelica is used to combat infertility, prevent female diseases. In China, it is believed that angelica is second only to ginseng in its medicinal properties.

Roots and rhizomes are used in a number of countries for gastrointestinal diseases to enhance the secretory and motor functions of the intestines and reduce fermentation processes in them, and also as a diuretic. They are part of the diuretic collection, they are also used to treat nervous diseases, rheumatism and arthritis.

In modern medicine, plant preparations are recommended as a tonic and in some cases can replace valerian root, and are also used as a means of increasing bile secretion.

In folk medicine, young shoots and buds boiled in milk whey are used as an appetite-improving agent. A decoction of the root is drunk for colds, to stimulate appetite, with flatulence, with sluggish digestion due to previous illnesses, with eructations, abdominal pain, dropsy, inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract, with nervous exhaustion, insomnia, cramps, biliary tract disease, hypocidal gastritis, duodenitis, colitis. For the same purposes, crushed rhizomes with roots are used, which are taken in powder form 3 times a day, 0.5 g each.

For gout, rheumatism and lower back pain, rubbing alcohol is used.

The decoction of the roots is prepared at the rate of 1:10 and 1 tablespoon is taken 3-4 times a day. Vodka infusion is taken for toothache. For rubbing with rheumatic and gouty pain in the joints, radiculitis, muscle pain, use alcohol tincture from the roots and rhizomes of angelica. The tincture is also prescribed to enhance the secretion of gastric juice.

To prepare the broth, 3 tablespoons of raw materials are placed in an enamel bowl, poured with 1 glass of hot water, boiled over low heat for 30 minutes, cooled at room temperature for 10 minutes and filtered. Take hot 0.5 cups 2-3 times a day after meals.

Cooking tincture. 1 part of the roots is infused in 10 parts of vodka for 10 days. Filter the tincture and take 50 drops before meals.

Infusion of angelica herb (for baths) 100 g of herb is poured into 3 liters of boiling water, infused for 4 hours. Filter into a bath at 37 ° C. Take a bath before bed. After the bath, the body is soaked and valerian tea is drunk.

Prescriptions for various diseases

Collection 1. Grind angelica roots and fill them with vodka in a ratio of 1:10. Rub the joints.

Insomnia

Collection 1. Take 15 g of dried angelica roots, pour 1 glass of water, bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes, cool and strain. Take 1 tablespoon before bed.

Use the same prescription as for insomnia (see above). Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

Collection 2. Preparation of infusion. 8-10 g of rhizomes with roots are poured with 2 cups of boiling water (in a thermos) and insisted for 6-8 hours. They drink half a glass 3-4 times a day half an hour before meals as a diaphoretic, expectorant for bronchitis, laryngitis, as an antispasmodic agent for spasms of organs with smooth muscles.

Collection 3. A tablespoon of dry crushed raw materials is poured with a glass of boiling water, insisted for 30 minutes. Strain, drink 2 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals. It is used for insomnia, nervous and sexual excitability, cough, urinary retention.

Chronic gastritis

Collection 1. A decoction of herb angelica medicinal. A tablespoon of dry crushed herb Angelica officinalis is boiled in 250 ml of water for 5 minutes, insisted for 2 hours. Filter, drink a quarter of a glass with honey for coughing, chronic pancreatitis, chronic gastritis.

Toothache

Collection 1. Juice from fresh angelica leaves. The leaves are rubbed. The resulting natural juice is instilled into the ear for pain or is applied on a cotton swab to sore gums or teeth.

Diabetes

Collection 1. Decoction of rhizomes and roots of angelica officinalis. 3 tablespoons of dry crushed rhizomes of Angelica officinalis are poured with a glass of water, boiled for 10 minutes. Insist for 20 minutes, drink half a glass 2-3 times a day before meals with diabetes and emaciation.

Collection 2. Powder from rhizomes and roots of Angelica officinalis. The rhizomes and roots of the plant are dried, ground into powder in a mortar, mixer or coffee grinder. The powder is taken 0.5 g 3 times a day before meals for abdominal colic, intestinal distention, gastritis, kidney disease, bladder disease in diabetes.

Joint pain

Collection 1. Tincture of angelica rhizomes. Angelica rhizomes and roots (dry or fresh) are crushed, filled with 70 ° alcohol in a ratio of 1:10. Insist in a dark place at room temperature for 14 days. They are filtered, used as rubbing for joint diseases, neuralgic and muscle pains in diabetes mellitus.

Angelica medicinal Contraindications

No contraindications were found for use.

When processing angelica roots, people who are prone to skin allergies may develop blisters on their hands. Care should be taken.

Angelica ordinary, or angelica medicinal - Angelica archangelica L. (Archangelica officinalis Hoffm.) Is a large perennial (biennial in cultivation) herb from the umbrella family (Apiaceae or Umbelliferae) with a thick wrinkled radish rhizome and fleshy adventitious roots containing yellowish milky juice. The stem is erect, from 1 to 2.5 m high, thick, branched in the upper part, smooth, with a bluish bloom, hollow inside. Basal leaves are large, up to 80 cm long, triangular in general outline, double- or triple-pinned, with long petioles. Stem leaves are alternate, they are much smaller, simpler, with short petioles and stalk-enveloping swollen sheaths, the upper leaves are sessile. The leaflets are ovate, pointed, serrated along the edge.
The flowers are small, yellowish-greenish, collected in umbrella inflorescences, together forming large spherical compound umbrellas with a diameter of 8 to 17 cm, which end the stem and branches. Umbrella rays 20-40, they are densely pubescent. Flower with double, 5-membered perianth. The calyx is green, inconspicuous. The petals are loose, with the apex bent inward, slightly notched at the apex. Stamens 5. Pistil with a 2-celled lower ovary and 2 short columns.
Blossoms in June - August; fruits ripen in August - September. The fruit is an elliptical pale yellow or almost white two-seed, up to 9 mm long. Angelica propagates by seed. Most of the life remains in the form of a rosette of leaves. Only at 6-15 years of life of a plant, a stem with inflorescences grows and it blooms. The year of flowering is also the year of plant dying off. The fact is that angelica belongs to the so-called monocarpic plants that bloom only once in a lifetime and die off after fruiting.

Spreading angelica

Common angelica is widespread in the temperate zone of Eurasia. In our country, it is found in the forest and forest-steppe zone of European Russia, the Urals and Western Siberia. Along the river valleys it reaches the tundra zone.
It grows along the banks of streams, rivers, lakes, in ditches, along the outskirts of swamps and in damp forests, willows and thickets of other bushes, on flooded meadows, in forest ravines. It was cultivated in Russia and Germany to obtain aromatic raw materials.

Economic use of angelica

Angelica rhizomes and roots, as well as essential oil from them, are widely used as a flavoring agent in the distillery and fish canning industry. The essential oil distilled from rhizomes is also in demand in perfumery. Leaves, stems and roots are edible.
Young shoots are boiled in sugar or eaten raw, salads are prepared from them; aromatic herb is used as a seasoning for the first and second courses, salads, pickles, marinades. In the past, in hungry years, the grass was torn to the table in spring, and in the North it replaces vegetables for the whole summer.
Young stems and petioles, peeled from the skin, are candied and decorate cakes with fragrant candied fruits. The roots are used to flavor drinks. French liqueur Chartreuse is flavored with angelica.
Angelica is an excellent melliferous plant. Bees take nectar and pollen from its flowers. In terms of dense thickets, the honey productivity of angelica is, according to various estimates, from 60 to 300 kg / ha.

Features of harvesting angelica

Rhizomes with angelica roots are dug in autumn or early spring. They are shaken off the soil, cleaned of the remains of stems and leaves, washed in water and cut into pieces for drying. Dried in any available way, but at a relatively low temperature to reduce the loss of essential oil. The shelf life of dry raw materials with a strong pleasant smell is 3 years.

The medicinal value of angelica and methods of therapeutic use

This plant is recognized by both scientific and folk medicine.
For medicinal purposes, the underground parts of the angelica are used. They contain essential oil (up to 1%), furocoumarins, tannins, organic acids. Roots and rhizomes are used to prepare medicines that enhance the secretion of bile and increase the secretion of the glands of the stomach and intestines, while increasing intestinal motility. They are prescribed to stimulate appetite and improve digestion, with accumulation of gas in the intestines (flatulence), diarrhea.
Angelica also has an anti-fermentation, diuretic, diaphoretic and expectorant effect; therefore, in folk medicine it is used for inflammation of the respiratory tract, kidney and bladder diseases and other diseases.
Angelica raw material is part of the diuretic collection. It is believed that angelica drugs have a tonic effect on the cardiovascular system and have a calming effect on the central nervous system, therefore they are prescribed for nervous exhaustion, insomnia, and convulsions.
Connoisseurs often use decoctions from the root for nervous exhaustion, hysteria, and even epilepsy. It has a tonic, restorative effect on the nervous system. M Pour two teaspoons of crushed root with 2 cups of boiling water, 30 min. keep in a water bath. Take the broth for half a glass 3-4 times a day before meals.

Baths with angelica are very useful for nervous diseases. Pour two handfuls of dried roots into 3 liters of water, bring to a boil, keep on low heat for 15 minutes, then add a handful of mint, oregano and hops to the broth, leave for 2 hours and strain, pour into the bath. Baths are repeated every other day for 3 weeks.

For muscle and joint pain, rheumatism, gout, radiculitis, alcohol tincture from the roots and rhizomes is used for rubbing.

Angelica is also used to prepare baths that relieve gout, rheumatism, and back pain.

Grass juice is instilled in a few drops for pain and noise in the ears.

Angelica decoction can be used as a prophylactic agent for cholera.

Tincture of Swedish herbs is an excellent remedy against many diseases. Especially in the off-season, it will save you from colds and flu - it is enough to drink 1 teaspoon of tincture in the morning and evening, diluted with a small amount of water or tea. For pains of an indeterminate nature, as well as if you are very wet and chilled, you can drink a tincture with hot sweet tea. This tincture should be in every home medicine cabinet. Her recipe was developed by the famous Swedish doctor Samst, whose whole family, regularly taking this tincture, lived to a ripe old age, maintaining excellent health.
Collection: 10 g angelica, 10 g aloe, 5 g elecampane, 10 g manna, 5 g myrrh, 10 g natural camphor, 10 g rhubarb root, 0.2 g saffron, 10 g senna leaves, 10 g turmeric (root).
The mixture is poured into a large bottle and poured with alcohol or vodka (concentration from 38 to 40%). Within 2 weeks, the bottle should be in a sufficiently warm place, for example, on the windowsill of the south window, and shake it vigorously several times a day. After two weeks, the tincture is poured into smaller bottles and stored in a dark and cold place. This alcoholic tincture has such a valuable property that it does not deteriorate over time, but, on the contrary, becomes even more useful.
With internal bleeding - from 3 teaspoons to 3 tablespoons of tincture (depending on the intensity of bleeding), mix with the infusion of shepherd's purse. One teaspoon with the top of a shepherd's purse is poured with 1 cup of boiling water and left for half a minute to infuse. Then filter the infusion, add 2 tablespoons of Swedish herbs tincture, drink half the glass before meals, and the other half after.

For gastroenteritis, it is good to mix the tincture with calendula infusion.
One teaspoon with the top of calendula flowers is poured with 1 glass of boiling water and insisted for half a minute. Then filter and take Zraza a day. Every day, 2 to 4 glasses are required, each time a fresh infusion should be prepared. Add the infusion to the infusion at the rate of 3 teaspoons per 1 glass of infusion.

For stomach cramps, take up to 3 tablespoons of Swedish herbal tincture daily, diluting the tincture with a little water or herbal infusion.

It is good to use a compress made from tincture of Swedish herbs for pain in the stomach. The stomach area is first lubricated with a thick layer of calendula ointment, which prevents the caustic tincture from drying out and defatting the skin surface.
Prepare the ointment as follows: melt 250 g of pure lard in a frying pan and pour two handfuls of calendula (flowers, stems, leaves) into it. As soon as the fat foams, stir everything vigorously and remove the pan from the heat. The fat should cool overnight under the lid. In the morning, the contents of the pan are reheated and filtered through a clean linen cloth, carefully squeezing the herbs soaked in fat. The ointment is transferred into small, tight-fitting jars and stored in a cool place.
After lubricating the skin in the stomach with calendula ointment, gauze soaked in tincture is applied to this place. A layer of dry cotton wool is put on top (to maintain a stable temperature of the compress), covered with a layer of foil and the compress is fixed with a warm handkerchief or thick towel. The compress should be on the body for no more than four hours. After the compress, the skin should be dusted with powder or baby powder to neutralize irritation.
It is good to supplement the treatment with compresses by taking a tincture of Swedish herbs inside daily, 3 teaspoons, slightly diluted with water or tea, dividing each portion in half - before and after meals.
Traditional medicine recommends the described method of taking a tincture of Swedish herbs and for disorders of the intestines, and for diarrhea and vomiting, and for inflammation of the stomach. Or you can use the infusion of angelica roots. Infuse 20 g of rhizomes for 8 hours in 1 liter of water, drain. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day.
Use the tincture in the fight against worms, taking 1 tablespoon along with the infusion of calendula - best early
in the morning. Additionally, you can apply a compress from the tincture to the navel area, previously lubricated with calendula ointment.
Compresses from a tincture of Swedish herbs on the abdomen are used in the treatment of malignant tumors of the colon and colic: hepatic, gastric, renal.

A decoction of angelica rhizomes helps to relax the smooth muscles of the uterus.
Pour three tablespoons of chopped raw materials with 1 glass of boiling water, boil over low heat for 30 minutes, cool at room temperature for Yumin, strain. Take hot 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day after meals.

Hypertension, rheumatism, bilious diseases, hysteria, convulsions are treated with an angelica infused with wine.
Take 30 g of crushed root, pour 500 ml of white wine, insist for a day with frequent shaking, then strain and take half a glass of wine 2 times a day.
Insist the root on 70% alcohol for 7 days in a ratio of 1 part by weight of alcohol and 1/2 part by weight of angelica. Rub sore spots.

In an ancient herbalist, this plant is mentioned as follows: “There is also an angelica herb, it grows in vegetable gardens and in dry Places, at the elbow itself, a whitish brush on top, a root, some pepper ... it is good to drink that herb for a woman whose breasts hurt, and keep the root teeth - useful.
There is a curly angelica grass, it grows near rivers and hollows, the flower is white, and the other is blue or yellow - without a core. She is good from heretics. Whoever eats that herb is a person who is not afraid of corruption; if you go to a feast, gnaw this root at least once a day all week, and you will get rid of all pain; wear that angelica on your head - and people will respect you. "

In popular dialects, the angelica was known as a daglitsa, wild dawn, a ladybug, a scoundrel, a spindle. VI Dal connected the word "angelica" with the concept of "getting healthy, being strong." Among the people, angelica is sometimes called "the voice of the earth" (probably, this name is due to the fact that primitive musical instruments - pipes - were made from plant stems).
The more this herb will be taken,
The more everyone will remember me.
Eat leaves, flower buds,
Tear me, dry me, thank the Lord God.
I bloom from the Vladimir post to the Petrov post.
Tell grass, with the voice of the earth,
That I will stop the blood
I will drive the cough, calm my heart,
I will take a toothache into the river,
I will return youth to old people.
Rub your feet
Remember me!

Angelica was very popular among doctors and scientists of the last century. The powerful rhizomes and roots of the plant contain 1% essential oil. Apparently, this is one of the reasons for including angelica in the once secret recipe of the famous liqueurs "Chartreuse" and "Benedictine".
“The inhabitants of Iceland, Finland and other northern countries eat raw Diaghilev offspring with great greed. Sometimes, having removed the upper skin from the roots of angelica, they are boiled in milk or baked in ash and in this form they are consumed for chest diseases, coughs and colds. And from the one-year-old Diaghilev root, used internally, the Laplanders promise themselves a long-term life ", - this is how the outstanding Russian doctor IM Ambodik-Maksimovich wrote about the angelica at the beginning of the 19th" century. In Russia, the nutritional qualities of angelica have also been valued for a long time.

Recipes for the therapeutic nutrition of angelica (angelica)

Angelica puree
Young stems with leaves are dried, poured over with boiling water, poured with syrup and cooked over low heat until thickened. After cooling, use as a jam for pies and pancakes.

Angelica Salad with Dandelion
100 g angelica leaves, 80 g dandelion leaves, dill and parsley, 2 tablespoons of sour cream, salt. Angelica leaves are poured over with boiling water, cut, mixed with crushed dandelion leaves (pre-soaked in salt water), parsley and dill, salted and seasoned with sour cream. Served with meat.
From the roots of angelica, boiled in sugar syrup, sweets are obtained that have a beneficial effect on digestion.
This plant is ruled by the Sun and is curative for those born under the sign of Leo.