Angelica sylvestris Wild angelica (Umbelliferae)

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Angelica sylvestris
Wild angelica
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The Angelica sylvestris plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Umbelliferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Wild angelica. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. montana. Brot.

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Latin Name:  Angelica sylvestris
Common Name:  Wild angelica
Family:  Umbelliferae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  All members of this genus contain furocoumarins, which increase skin sensitivity to sunlight and may cause dermatitis[238].

Mature Height:  1.5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Moist fields and hedgerows, open woods, marshes and fens, not usually found on acid soils[7, 13].

Medicinal Information: The root and the seeds are antispasmodic, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic, and tonic[7, 13, 21, 147, 218]. This plant is less rich in active principles than A. archangelica and so is much less used medicinally than that species[9, 244], but a decoction is sometimes used in the treatment of bronchial catarrh, coughs and dyspepsia[9]. Large doses have the effect of depressing the central nervous system[7].

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