WILD ANGELICA (angelica sylvestr/s)

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	WILD ANGELICA
	*angelica sylvestr/s*

Name
WILD ANGELICA

Scientific Name
angelica sylvestr/s

WILD ANGELICA

Family: Umbelíferas.

Description Of Greek the anghelos, angel, by its medicinal virtues. Herbaceous plant of up to 3 m.s of height provided with a great axonomorfa root of blackish color. The stem is turgid and fistuloso, very fluted, with several ramifications, slightly purple and covered by a off-white pilosidad. Tripinnadas the inferior leaves are bi or; the rest, made oval and often acorazonadas, teething. The basal ones, like the superior ones, are envainantes. The flowers, of greenish color, pentapétalas with five estambres, meet in umbelas terminal. The fruit is ovoidal with squashed seeds. Very common in the humid meadows, but the units located in dry grounds must be preferred, since they contain a greater wealth in active principles. The harvesting is made in September.

Used parts: The root and the seed.

Composed chemical: Essence, angelical acid, draw resin from, tannin, pectina. In the essence they have been identified: methylic and etílico felandreno, furfurol, alcohol. The leaves give to a proportion of 1 %. the density varies between 0.80 and 0,90; he is soluble in three volumes of alcohol to 90°.

Properties: Aromatic, carminativa, emenagogo, antiespástica.

Way of use: Essential oil, tinctures, infusion.

Note: The young leaves are used like perfuming in the salads, and the seeds in pastry shop. It enters to comprise of the espiritosa water of melisa. To high doses it depresses the central nervous system.

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