I know, you think Angelica is a beautiful name for a beautiful baby girl and I do. But you know that he also names Angelica, a plant and a herb. In China, the angelica plant is part of a group of herbs named Dang-qui or dong-quei or dong-quai, which are the two herbs of choice for the Chinese people. . Number one is still ginseng, a topic for another day.
Angelica is an ancient herb that thrives and prefers the cold and humid climates of northern China and northern European countries such as Scotland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and even Iceland.
Wikipedia tells us that this scientific name is angelica archangelica and is six meters tall. The name is derived from the folklore that Gabriel, the arch angel, shared the herb with people as a healing herb /a>.
It is always surprising to me when the analysis of an ancient plant meets a recent plant and in the case of Angelica, one plant gives health in many ways. It is easy to see why it was so with the ancients.
I read at Heinerman’s, Fruits, Trees, Plants, and Herbs, the common use of angels of all the nations of Northern Europe, “as let it be a defense against contagion, a purification of the blood, and to heal every imaginable evil.” Also note that bubonic plague is part of the treatment for bubonic plague.
Botanical Com recipe for iced tea used as part of that treatment. It actually sounds quite lovely, especially when you consider that Angelica, known for its licorice-flavored root, is used in many alcoholic beverages, including abstinence, Vermouth and Carnot. drink with this recipe!
Angelic Solution
Pour a quart of boiling water over 6 oz. angelica root, cut into thin slices, 4 oz. honey, juice of 2 lemons and 1/2 lemon brandy. Infuse for half an hour. ”
Sublime could be what works in the tea above!
So what is in the herb, Angelica or Dong Quai? Is it a joke or does it contain amazing healing properties and genuine relief for women with menstrual or menopausal problems, as Chinese herbalists have prescribed for generations? Why do we use or know Angelica?
I was more familiar with Angelica through the Donq Qaui capsules, but when I actually started researching Angelica, I was amazed at the history of Angelica as a plant and all the uses of Angelica in our world today.
What is in Angelica
Angelica contains coumarins which are white crystalline compounds with a vanilla like smell to them. This explains the aspect of Angelica’s composition. These coumarins reduce edema or swelling, especially in the lymph nodes, which is associated with swelling of arthritis.
These compounds may be the ones that help relieve premenstrual and menopausal symptoms in hot flashes in the popular Dong Quai capsules. Every village herbalist in the Middle Ages women would drink Team Angelica to cure those symptoms. It was called the woman’s herb for these reasons.
Angelica also contains bergapten, which helps in treating skin disorders, and it contains linalool and borneol, two substances that are antibacterial and antifungal. Hence it is popular to treat infections and diseases, including the bubonic plague!
In other words, Angelica really is a little drugstore in the grass!
It is still used in many medicines for its medicinal values, including in cough syrups.
After studying Angelica carefully, I can appreciate the history and folklore behind it, but I know that it is not a common herb to grow. daily use in my garden
But the name of the beloved, Angelica; a natural herb that soothes a wild woman’s heart and leaves a completely angelic feeling!
Resources to use in research
Botanical.com
Wikipedia
All nature
