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Angelica
The roots of the Common Angelica are long and spindle-shaped,
thick and fleshy - large specimens weighing sometimes as much as three pounds -
and are beset with many long, descending rootlets. The stems are stout fluted, 4
to 6 feet high and hollow. The foliage is bold and pleasing, the leaves are on
long stout, hollow footstalks, often 3 feet in length, reddish purple at the
much dilated, clasping bases; the blades, of a bright green colour. The edges of
the leaflets are finely toothed or serrated. The flowers, small and numerous,
yellowish or greenish in colour, are grouped into large, globular umbels. Both the odour and taste
of the fruits are pleasantly aromatic.
The root stalks, leaves and fruit possess carminative, stimulant, diaphoretic, stomachic, tonic and expectorant properties, which are strongest in the fruit, though the whole plant has the same virtues.
Angelica is a good remedy for colds, coughs, pleurisy, wind, colic, rheumatism and diseases of the urinary organs, though it should not be given to patients who have a tendency towards diabetes, as it can increase sugar in the urine.
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Angelica