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Angelica Herb

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Angelica Herb by David R. Card

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Angelica Herb Table of Contents

Angelica by Leonardt Thurneisser in 1575 3

ANGELICA by Carrichter in 1575 5

Angelica from German Text 1731 8

Emotional Effects of Angelica 18

Humoral Model for Angelica 18

Alchemical and Astrological Viewpoints of Angelica 19

Angelica from the Old English Herbal 19

Angelica from The Complete Herbal (book by Culpepper) 20

Angelica Cultivation 21

German Commission Report on Angelica 22

Herbal Action of Angelica 22

Chemical Constituents of Angelica 22

Side Effects of Angelica 22

Angelica in Chinese Medicine 23

Angelica from an Ayurvedic View 23

Angelica Essential Oil 23

Umbellifere family of homeopathic which includes Angelica 23

Culinary Uses of Angelica 23

Angelica Constitution 24

Modern and Folklore Herbal uses of Angelica 25

Herbal Formulas using Angelica 26

German Herbal Formulas with Angelica 27

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Angelica by Leonardt Thurneisser in 1575 Even from the herbs of previous chapters, we see from the signature of the common and earthy part of the human body such as the muscles. There is, as described from the third chapter, the three plant species like the female body has the virtue and power from it precious odor, especially when the leaves are stripped. In conclusion, it has an effect also on the most subtle spiritual and earthy parts. Angelica is dedicated to the kidneys, brain and its parts, and the bone marrow and its uses. The present herb named by academics (also the ancients should have known this) there are three species, namely a tame, a wild, and one that grows in damp places. In this they have made a mistake that the larger species is the female and is the most powerful, perhaps on the account that the domesticated has greater power. The wild species, on its virtue, is less noticed but which is not to be confused with the tame version. Angelica’s name comes from the Hebrew as Angelach which come from the Greek and Latin angelus, and the German word Engel which means angel. Then one finds from the Hebrew an herb named Abirgerah that is the root angeli from the Greek or the angel root so named. It is also called the chest root, and the Holy Ghost root. The name must come because of the smell as associated with the breath not alone the spirit. The breath is the living spirit, together as the habitation or house of the heart that lies within the breast. Spirare comes from the name spirit root, also is the root of the chest. It first originates as Angelica, while the angels are also spirits. Paracelsus called this plant Cubiculan (on their account of its natural power or of its masculine properties, and the result is strengthening and awakening of female lust and also the craving for sleep, from the Greek word Cubiculan, which belongs to the bedroom. The Italian word remains with the name Angelica, and the French name is similar. The Polish name has to do with sleeping. The English call it the Holy Ghost root. This root, seen as the large or the tame, is found in many places in the garden. This plant is found in all wild places including on the Asian mountain, Seir, mainly in the area of Carmel, also in Africa on the smaller mountains of Atlas, by the source of the river Dulis. It is also found in the Kindgom of Europe on Adler Mountain behind Landeck on the Schirgandt on the Grimslen. It is also found in large amounts on the Bohemian mountains.

Form, Constitution, and Qualities of Angelica This plant has a strong, thick and relatively long root, that doesn’t have hair-like rootlets, but has small rootlets, which have a strong burning smell and power in the largest roots. It is such a plant that in the middle of May the flowers are yellow; the sap is hot and drawing. The stem also has a sap. The root also has sap when cut (the root has a subtle smell). Then the root, which many educated men, especially described in chapter 252, call this plant by the name Panax, and the sap is called Alsosir. Presently this root thrusts out of a shiny brown-red sprout. The stem has a seemingly strong red color, and has distinctive knots and reed-like shoots with each a leaf stem or close shoot that

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arises out of which thin new growths on the outside which come tender and somewhat soft leaves. Angelica looks like Berenklau (Heracleum sphonylium) and also has a leaf stem shoot that arises from the plant that looks like a fig leaf (the leaves are not so large, and not so thick, but greener and deeper cut) and is nearly the same. The stems are strong, tall, and hollow. It is not mature in the first year nor has seeds. The root strengthens itself with good air and earth and divides itself in three but rarely in two. The seeds develop further up on the stem, as Levisticum officinalis or the plant Panacis, a beautiful large and yellow-colored crown. The seeds hid themselves like the fragrant Barenclau (Heracleum sphonylium). The seeds are connected with sun in the 6th degree in mercury with the 4th degree and moon two parts. Angelica has attributes to warm, divide, and to drive out problems as a complete plant. The root of Angelica is ruled by the sun with eight degrees of mercury and with two degrees of the moon with two parts. (This is while mercury as a part of a planet along with the sun, but the moon remains by and also on both shoulders hold water) also this from nine parts sulphur, a part of salt, and two parts composed of mercury, all put together. The stem combined with its parts is somewhat of less power than of the sun by this seventh part, mercury three parts, and the moon by three parts. Dig up the root in May when the moon is in Leo, in the eleventh mansion, and Mercury is in the 11th house. In the month when the sun is in the 28th degree of Leo, and the moon is in the same sign, and Gemini stays in Virgo, then the herb should be collected. The seeds are collected in September about the 10th, 11th or 12th day, when the moon is in Leo and remains in the 9th mansion. Therefore to arrange an Arcanum, use oil and a little salt, this tastes sharp.

Arcanum preparations; preparation arcane Out of the unopened flower, an Arcanum is made that corrects paralysis. From this same unopened flower, it is harvested when Saturn is in the sixth degree of Aries and is in the first house, and Aries or Aquarius is ascendant. Then in the morning before the rising of the sun when the dew still stands, harvest the unopened flower without touching with the hands over a glass surface, cut with a pair of scissors quickly. (There it must then be put in a blind dome [distillation device] sealed with a collar and put in a double boiler for 30 days.) This gives a liquorum like honey. Afterwards combine with 10 parts of camphor distilled in a dome. This makes a liquorum, the color of gold. Then administer mornings in a clean mouth, 12 drops on the tongue. From a Paracelsus point of view, Angelica has an effective power from which acts on the soul, substance and elements of the human body. Within its root is contained great power. There are those common idiots such as Pauren of Schiffientten which have written Angelica off. It would be almost better that the educated and book-learned would not praise Angelica coming from base motives even though it makes a pure theriac. The [essential] oil of the root is suitable as a result of its temperate warmth, and its well proportioned dampness, used for the brain and stomach and all of its nerves. With vitriol oil, taken in wine, it is used for colic and gout of colon and the body. It also cleanses the stomach, and drives out the hardened tumors.

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Also each evening use 12 drops (on the head), numbs and drives out vapors of the head, it makes a clear face, drives away tinnitus or ear noises (put in the ear), and vertigo on the front of the head. The salt of the root is suitable from its moving nature and sharpness for the lungs and kidneys. It cleanses abscesses of the lungs of either side and lets those (so it is in the essence from sulphur resolved and evenings and use 9 drops in wine) and other growths.

Angelica by Carrichter in 1575 Holy Ghost Root, Angelica, the 55th Chapter. Names: Angelica, Angel root, Chest root, Holy Ghost root. The root is relatively thick and long with many rootlets. In the second or third year, harvest the long hollow stems. The plan grows to 2 meters high. The leaves are split, circled and notched, like the uppermost leaves of the German Heracleum sponylium or barenclaw, though tasting much tarter. There are small sacks that are hollow and thin that pierce the stem. From there creeps the beautiful crown, not unlike the fennel, that also carries yellow flowers. The seeds are comparable to the Levisticum and Herocleum sphondylium. On high mountains of Germany the power and operations of Angelica are revealed.

Roots of Angelica The roots are subject to Sagittarius and Jupiter. It is warm and dry in the 3rd degree. It has a very friendly smell, sharp taste with a little bitterness. The roots, when cut, give off a thick yellow gooey juice of a very strong smell and taste. The roots should be dug when the sun is in the 5th degree of Cancer. Jupiter gives it a pleasant taste and has a good virtue, but Sagittarius gives it a sharp or spicy taste. This is a pleasant plant that belongs to Cancer and the Moon.

Inner uses of the root: Cut the root into thin pieces and put it in vinegar or welsh wine, or in maluasier, or muscatel. Hold for four weeks, and then follow with a vinegar extraction. Pour on welsh wine or maluasier for fourteen days and seal and store, then for a third time pour on newly for eight days and then seal. For a fourth time, pour again for eighteen days, seal, then put all these extractions together in a sealed glass container and store. The leaves can also be put into sugar. Now this should be explained, how the first extraction is also distilled with the three extracts mixed with sufficient sugar [make each “extract” separately]. The first extract is taken before a bath, it is good for the French disease [syphilis], pestilence, taking in poison, leprosy, unclean blood, exhaustion, vertigo, (Heated people and people with head injuries should not use this root.) also for women with slow periods, less than 21 days. When the extract is taken, it helps children. One should beware of the wild plant as it can be confused with similar plants, but drinking of the Angelica Archangelica plant extract, as it is very healing. One that has had a stroke should use this extract. Also use this extract externally on painful limbs or as a salve. When the three waters (extracts) are mixed this is good, but not as good as the first

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extract. The previous extract taken from small leaves from Angelica in sugar and consumed, is good for all poisons, dog bites, snake bites, unclean blood, pestilence, and spider bites. The root cut green and fresh prepared, is cut thin, extracted in welsh wine or muscatel for four weeks, and then sealed. Then follow and put again in a fresh vinegar or muscatel for fourteen days, sealed, then afterwards pour together each time for eight days. Lastly put these extracts together and seal them in a glass container. This first extract and also the last three mixed have the same power as using the leaves. When the ground root is made into an electuary [honey extract] it is good for inner cold diseases and for sweating, removing poisons and a congested spleen. This electuary should not be used for an overheated liver (on this account, use rosewater extract, lily extract, or night shade extract instead). If one is not to be sweated, don’t use it as this is used to increase sweating as, for the French disease [syphilis], leprosy, uncleanness, generally for all poisons, and makes a person feel as good as a newborn. In times of pestilence, fast each morning, then use with Hazelnuts, 2 or 3 hours after fasting and it protects one for the rest of the day. From this root, put in a soup (one should use only ½ ounce while children should only take ½ of that) because it purges and stimulates the flow of the black gall, cleans the afterbirth, also blood letting goes better. It also releases obstructed urine and brings on a defiant (sluggish) menses.

External uses of the root: From the first extract previously mentioned, use as a salve, and works for vertigo, and heals wounds. When the head is cold this extract put on as a salve, rejuvenates hair growth, reduces goiters, and also protects hair growth. The soup of this root is good for cold discharges, oozing injuries, but don’t use for hot or scaling injuries.

Stems of Angelica The stems are subjected to Cancer and the Moon. It is cold and moist and to be used for all dry diseases.

Internal uses of stems: The stems (use the stems in water for children and wine for the elderly) is extracted and used for sweating and removing impurities. It is used for dryness, the scab, French disease [syphilis], scaly leprosy, dry coughs and for lung diseases. Make a powder out of the dried stems, is used and is good for chronic diseases, with wine in a drink.

External uses of stems: The powder from the stems is used externally for dry, scaly injuries.

Leaves of Angelica The leaves belong to Aquarius and Saturn. It has a medium energy and is cold and dry in the second degree. It has a bitter taste, and smell is not unpleasant.

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Internal uses of leaves: The leaves (extracted in wine or water depending upon if they are a hot or cold person) are extracted and consumed, is healthy when the leaves are crushed and consumed and heals the women’s menses and the black bile.

External uses for leaves: An enema is made from the leaves, and is useful for colic and internal impurities. The leaves are ground when green (or if you don’t want green, you can use dry leaves cooked in cows milk) used as a compress for [tueppel], lameness, [driess, apostem], and abscesses and causes them to mature and heal. Steep the leaves in rainwater or honey water to protect and heal wounds. Use the extract externally. The extract, distilled it is used to cauterize wounds, and heals trembling hands. The soup of the leaves purges.

Flowers of Angelica The flowers are ruled by Gemini and Mercury. It is of a neutral nature, more dry than damp for cold and warm diseases. Pick it when the Sun is in the first degree of Virgo. Put the flowers in good Benedictine oil for four weeks and put in the sun. Then take in a wine or [mett], or in spring water or taken with an egg. This is good for colic, worms, parasites, caries, and for the mind to increases sensitivity and memory. When the flowers are pressed in sugar and consumed, it is good for poisons, pestilence, bad air, uncleanness and shortness of the breath. Distill from the flowers an extract and is for vertigo, exhaustion, pestilence, and all kinds of poisons. When someone lies weak that he feels no life, one should pour this extract over the pit of the heart, and then one will feel his heart strengthened.

External use of flowers: Put the oil of the flower previously described into the ear; seal the opening with wax as to not let it out. This is good for abscesses of the ear and worms. The essential oil of this flower is connected to Virgo and derives its power. Put this into the sun for four weeks. Then it is useful for sleep. Paint the oil in the nasal opening and it is good for exhaustion. You can also use it as a salve that is good for strokes as well as for fistulas, injuries and wounds. It is good for open and closed injuries, scab, mange and scratches. The distilled extract from this bloom, used externally is good for tumors, boils, bruises, bone bruises, and broken bones. The blossoms taken [at the time of] Virgo, steeped in virgin honey and turpentine, can be used as a salve for hair loss, makes deficient hair grow, prevents hair loss and is good to treat the scab, nits and lice.

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Seeds of Angelica The seeds are identified with Virgo and Jupiter. They are warm and dry in the fourth degree, almost sharp in taste and smell, much like the root.

Internal uses of Angelica seed: The seeds are ground to a powder and spread upon bread or put in wine, [mett], or consumed in a soup. This is useful for the red and white dysentery or excessive menstrual flow. If someone prepares the seeds, it is good for colon health (moves the colon), for ruptures, water retention, as well as urinary retention.

External uses of seeds: The seeds made into a poultice and laid on externally are good for damp and oozing injuries as it dries and heals. The seeds steeped in mastic gum, white wax and turpentine is made into a salve. It is good for healing all oozing wounds and makes the skin beautiful. When the seeds are steeped in lye water is used for hair loss, scabs, nits, and lice. The seeds ground and prepared are put on shrunken nails and warts. When the seeds are burned, the smoked stops the bloody nose. The ground seed when put in wax or resin is good for chafing, [surey], worms on the fingers, bone bruises, broken bones, and stops discharges. The seeds steeped in spring water and rosewater and are gargled for bad breath and sore throats. The whole seeds steeped are put on the head, also used to dry discharges, and also used as a drink. The seeds mixed in wax and used in vinegar put on the head remove excessive heat, and is good for high fevers.

Angelica from German Text in 1731 Jacobus Theodorus Tabernmontanus was a professional herbalist and compiler from Germany. He was active in the 1600s and used dozens of authors and books of his contemporaries and ancients. The following is a translation from the German text. It is not an exact translation; but, as I could not find an English translation, my translation should be pretty good. I could not find some of the English equivalent herbs and some of the terms are obscure as it is almost 300 years old. The description of the nature, power and effect and quality of Angelica or called angel root: Angelica especially the tame Angelica has a power and effect to warm, open, and dry. It is warm in the third degree and dry in the second. The seeds have the same effect as the roots. The small extract of Angelica is similar to the Norwegian and is no warmer then than the second degree and dry in the first degree. It is both for healing wounds and stings. It is very useful to drink and also used for wound plasters.

Inner uses of Angelica Root Angelica root cheers the heart and drives out sticky mucus and damaging material out of the stomach. It drives out the loss of appetite for food, and restores it.

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The root, chewed and held in the mouth then swallowed a little at a time, drives out bad breath. Some people put the green leaves into salads, because it resolves dampness, improves colon health, clears bad breath, improves the breathing, and improves the appetite. The English use it in salads and also makes a tasty soup, especially when they are from the wild tender plants. The leaves of this plant are used for drying, polluted air and pestilence. Use the leaves in soups and salads. Angelica root is a precious medicine for strengthening a weak and cold heart. It serves especially for exhaustion and vertigo. To make an electuary, one takes Angelica root powder with a clarified honey. Take one part of the powdered rootlets and mix in 4 parts of honey. Such an electuary is a healing medicine for all chronic and cold infirmities of the chest and lungs. It is named chest root as a result of this ability to drive out chronic bad coughs and mucus as well as infirmities of the chest and lungs. Make a drink of Angelica root boiled in wine and sweetened with honey. Then use a small wine glass full mornings and evenings. It warms the chest and lungs, drives out wheezing and heavy breathing. It softens and loosens the sticky mucus that it may easily be coughed up. It also drives out the chronic cough. Another preparation: Angelica root 2 parts, white pimpinella 16 ounces, Beyelwurtz 4 ounces, the uppermost tip of dry hyssop southern wood, anise seeds, fennel seeds, arum maculatum, mountain mint, each ¼ ounce. Put all of these herbs in a bottle with a tight lid and put in 5 or 6 ounces of honey, 4 pounds of spring water. Then seal the bottle and put in a kettle of water, let it boil for 4 hours, let it cool and then strain. Then put in a bottle, shake and drink warm 4 ounces every morning and evening. Another formula: Angelica root is cooked in 50 percent with and Hyssop tea. The roots are 2 ¼ ounces, the wine and Hyssop tea, each a half a measure. Then put in 10 pounds of sugar candy. The following amounts are boiled together in a kettle for 4 hours and then stirred. Then take warm 4 ounces morning and evening. This is an excellent medicine for all infirmities of the chest that comes from dampness and excess fluid as well as chronic coughs. It is also for conditions of stabbing in the chest and the inner apostemen. Such is a drink for excess dampness of the stomach, and drives away heartburn. From daily experience we have learned that Angelica root has a special property to drive out all poisons. Another formula is a special experiment against the pestilence, pestilential fevers, and drives out other poisonous diseases. It also provides protection for the pestilence, pestilential fevers and sweating diseases. Take ¼ ounce of Angelica root and mix it with ½ ounce of good theriac. Then boil a little milkwort juice without sugar in Angelica tea and a pound of Hieracium pilosella vinegar or without this a common vinegar. To act as sweat promoting (diaphoretic), drink it warm, then set it aside, put on covers and don’t let any air in, then sweat for 3 hours. When you don’t have a good theriac on hand, then take the Angelica root powder, a [1/2 ounce] and add 4 ounces of distilled Angelica water, and 64 ounces of vinegar. Drink of the same and sweat for 3 hours. When one has no Angelica water, the same can be accomplished with blessed thistle water, lemon balm, or veronica officinalis. One can also drive our pestilent poisons with Polypodium vulgare powder and a measure of Hieracium pilosella vinegar, or drink with warm wine vinegar and sweat for 3 hours as above.

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To provide protection from poisonous epidemics a person should chew on a small piece of Angelica root, and hold it in his mouth when he goes out in public and swallow a little at a time. This powder in a good strong rose or Rumex acetosa water in the summer and with a good strong wine in the winter time. This medicine taken mornings while fasting protects against poisonous epidemics through the grace of God. In the same way the root provides protection against poison when extracted in a strong wine vinegar. It is then taken in a small amount early in the mornings. It is also used on a small sponge and held to the nostrils. The Angelica root powder used morning s on an empty stomach with a little bread and vinegar protects one from this epidemic. Another good healing medicine for the pestilence is thus prepared: take on pound of Angelica root crushed juniper berries, cinnamon bark, galangal root, Hieracium pilosella, each a half pound, a good white wine, strong wine vinegar, Angelica water from the root and herb each 16 ounces, and 3 ounces of pimpinella root conserve. Then mix all of these together put in a sealed bottle and leave in a double boiler for 3 hours under a soft fire. Then let it cool and strain through a clean cloth. Then preserve this drink in a well-sealed glass to protect a person against epidemics. Then give up to a gallon warm, allow him to lie down and let him sweat for 3 hours, then the pestilence will be removed through sweating and urination. For daily protection from poisoning take a spoonful each morning. For a good powder formula form Angelica roots to protect from the pestilence: Take 24 ounces of Angelica root, and 8 ounces each of the following – master wort root, gentian, tormentil root, dictamnus albus, valerian root, wormwood, and armenischen bolus. Grind each of these herbs to a fine powder and pass through a fine sieve. Keep this powder in a small sack. When there is great thirst, one should take 16 ounces of blessed thistle or veronica officinalis and a spoonful of vinegar. Take a sip of this to promote sweating. For a good electuary against the pestilence, take 6 ounces of Angelica root and 2 ounces each of tormentil root, white dictamnus albus root, one and a half ounces of terrae figellatae From Schlesien and to make the armenishen bolus of one half both 24 ounces and 8 ounces of masterwort, and white pimpinella root. Grind all these herbs to a powder and put them through a sieve and put this mixture into 3 quarts of a good aromatic theriac. Mix well and grind in a mortar and make into Angelica syrup thick enough for a firm electuary. To make the golden eye, take a third part of this with a third Angelica oil and make a red cone out of it and it becomes a precious and recommended electuary. It is used for the pestilence and all such poisons. It takes one ounce weight, as such from the Golden Eye Electuary, with a pleasant distilled water to sweat out poisons. A good recommended powder against the pestilence: take 32 ounces of angelic root and one ounce each or mountain mint, masterwort root, scamony root. Make a pure powder and use one ounce with a pleasant water. The ground powder of Angelica root serves to almost all inner infirmities, especially for pleurisy with the sticking pains in the sides. It is to be used in the beginning as protection. It serves to help on bone fractures, consumption of the lungs and drives out chronic coughs and lung diseases. It calms colic in the body and colon, releases urinary retention and leaking of the urine, it furthers the menses and helps to further a delayed birth, heals tumors and the Blast., urine colic, and especially calms afterbirth pains. For the previous infirmities, it requires at one time one ounce

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with wine, or another pleasant drink. Also one would want to drink from the root of Angelica and boil with wine or Mead when the disease appears. A half an ounce of the powder with Angelica water stimulates birthing. Angelica root ground and taken in1 ounce in wine kills worms and drives them out. The same form as prepared previously drives out all poisons from stings, bites, poisonous animals such as scorpions and snakes. If one ingests poisons and wants protection, uses the power of the following medicine: take on and a half pounds of Angelica root, dictamnus albus, buchwurtz, on white dictamnus albus, white pimpinella root, valerian root, masterwort, each one ounce, armenischen bolus, the correct terrae sigillantae each a half a pound. Make these herbs into a clean powder and put it through a fine sieve and store in a leather sack. To quench extreme thirst, one should take of the powder take one ounce and the same amount of a good theriac with half wine and half Scabiosa tea. The use of this as a drink that will drive out poisons the same day. When this medicines it taken, it drives out the pestilence when sweating for an hour or so. Angelica root boiled in wine and water heals inner injuries and consumption that comes from bruising or falls. It also separates out the coagulated blood and drives it from the body. This with wine or Artemisia vulgaris water that is boiled and is rubbed and drunk warm, heals not only the coagulated blood, it also drives out the coagulated milk. Angelica root boiled in wine and taken warm morning and evening each time a small wine glassful. When a person is shot or stabbed but not to death, the following is a wound drink that helps even thought the colon is stabbed. I have had 30 years experience. Take the tame or wild Angelica leaves on and a half handful, and a handful or each giessfuessel, levisticum, santicle, and a half full of each of ground ivy, prunella vulgaris, ackeleyenkraut, schatheil, sunflower leaf, and hieracium pilosella, and the rest each a half ounce of mummy, levisticum, Angelica root and tormentill. Take the herbs and cut up small, put in a tin vessel, and further take 3 quarts of sugar and scatter in good wine and fresh spring water, each a half a measure, and seal in bottle and put in a kettle with boiling water for 4 hours in a gentle fire and allow it to cool. Should one use this form, use 1 ounce or 3 ounces warm morning and evening. One should also use it in wine of the tame or wild Angelica herb. One should also use the herb in foods for taste as well as its healing properties. One should understand that from the daily use of Angelica root, it heals unnatural wounds that break out from painful tumors, outbreaks and sores and other problems such as form old rags, work, flies, or sorcery. From bad situations one can find healing through natural means. Use the wound drinks for healing external injuries. Then one should also prepare: take a handful of each Angelica leaves tame and wild, Scabiosa, St. John’s wort, Hemlock, and half a handful of Santicle, Ground Ivy, Widerton, Ononis spinosa or Plantain, Artimesia vulgaris, 8 pounds of good fine sugar, 1 part fresh spring water and half part of good white wine. Cut all the herbs into small pieces and put into a large tin container with the sugar. Then put the water and the wine into the container. Like above, let stand for four hours in a kettle of boiling water. Then let it cool and bottle it, but not before it is strained through a cloth. Then give to the injury-prone people every morning and evening 3 ounces warm. It also has a wonderful operation and also can be used as a plaster.

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When one is injured from unnatural spiritual events use: Angelica root 3 pounds, Mistletoe from a Hazel tree-Medlar, 1 pound, Artemisia vulg each of half a handful to put together, then cut them up and put in a towel and put in a drink for the injury prone, that works for not only spiritual injuries but those that have taken other unnatural things by mouth and are removed through the stool. One ounce of Angelica root powder drunk with white wine, strengthens and warms the cold operation of the liver, and loosens up the congestion of the limbs. Angelica root put in the mouth when fasting is retained in the mouth. It warms and strengthens the head and brain, and protects the elderly and cold people against strokes. Angelica root powder, take 1 ounce at the onset of fever drunk in a warm wine, drives out a four-day fever. For those who need a purge, take an ounce of this root with Cinquefoil water. When a person has snakes or other poisonous worms, that comes from unclean drinking water, goes in the body and is driven out by the following medicine: take Angelica root and horse radish of equal parts, grind into a powder and put through a small strainer. Take a spoonful of this mixture, four hours before meals in mornings for four mornings. Use this sipping in a warm glass of wine. It drives out parasites and other worms by force quickly either from the mouth or the stool. I have used this medicine to drive out parasites or Salamander, and then three frogs from a female. It is also an important powder for the pestilence and poisons.

External Uses of Angelica Root or Angelica Fresh Angelica leaves laid upon the head drives the heat from the head (fevers.) the juice of that Angelica root with chamomile oil drives out pain from the ears from cold causes. Angelica root juice is put on a painful tooth. The root cut up and put in wine and held in the mouth, drives away toothaches, Angelica juice combined with fennel juice or water is used as an eyewash that tempers and clears the face and removes the mucus therein (1 drop in one ounce of water). Some people describe that the root carried on the person; he will suffer no damage from sorcery or evil spirit. This will drive away all fantasies and bad dreams and night terrors. Others hang it on the neck and carry it against the skin to protect against the pestilence. The leaves of Angelica in a pan of olive oil with a little wine and put between two towels, high above the genitals, as warm as one can stand, it drives out the stopped up or dribbling urine. If the tame species can’t be found, the wile ones will do. When one is bitten by a rabid dog, then take Angelica herb and root and put on with Rue. Put this on a piece of wool with honey and make a plaster. Put this on a cloth and lay on the injury, as it removes all poisons. It will also work on snake bites and stings. Also use the root boiled in wine, taken morning and evenings. Angelica root powder, mixed with pitch, makes a good healing plaster for wounds from a rabid dog. We will describe a plaster and have a wound drink for unnatural injuries: take 2 handfuls of Angelica leaves and 1 handful of each of the following: Wild Angelica, Widerthonkraut, Artemesia

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vulg, Geissuessel, Aegopodium, St Johns wort, Hemlock and leaves of Birch mistletoe, Rue, Ground ivy, Ononis spinosa and Origanum. All of these herbs must be fresh and green, cut into small pieces. Then mix with 16 ounces of fresh unsalted butter and 24 ounces of fresh olive oil, and a pound of good wine. One should put this all in a stone container and put it in the sun for one to fourteen days as an extract. Then put it in a kettle or pan and put it over a coal fire to boil, until the wine and the juice of the herbs are extracted. Then combined with butter and olive oil, and then strain through a towel, while it is still warm. While cool, press out, and add a powder of silver and gold, then press through a fine sieve. Put these together and put over a mild cool fire to boil, until it becomes thick and soft enough to become a plaster. One should therefore mix 3 pounds of Gunni opopanea and 2 pounds each of Gummi Armoniae, Gummi serapin, and the salve liquid and put in vinegar and boil until there is a nice thickness: when it is well mixed add melted wax, turpentine, each 12 pounds then resin or a soft pitch, 8 pounds of each. When these pieces are completely dissolved, add 4 pounds Juniper berry oil, then put in the rest of the powder: 4 pounds ANGELICA root and 3 other pounds of black Agstein, 2 pounds rubbed white Agstein, one and a half pounds each of Mastic gum, Rosemary, Aloe patick, and 1 pound each Gulden widerthon, and red and white powdered coral. Mix these well with St. John’s wort oil and make a thick plug. This plaster serves not only for external injuries; it also helps on wounds from guns and sharp objects, and would be called Emplaster ex Angelica, or an English plaster. Angelica leaves from the tame and wild varieties serve to treat all old (chronic) diseases such as cancer and fistula. Use the leaves boiled in water and wine. This can be used to wash and cleanse, furthers healing and makes fresh flesh (healthy). It is also serviceable for sweat baths, cold dampness and sweats out problems. It also works well for steam and hip bathes. It warms the cold uterus and furthers a late menses and reduces uterine pains.

Dried Angelica root juice. Angelicae succus ex siccatus. From the root of the fresh Angelica root is prepared an important juice, prepared and use like Wormwood, is mixed with other medicines and also somewhat useful by itself for the diseases listed previously. One may also extract the juice carefully from the dry roots. It can be just as powerful as described in the wormwood chapter.

Distilled Angelica root water. Angelicae aqua sillatitia Angelica root water is extracted by various means. The best way is: in this wise the plant and root is hacked small and distilled in a glass vessel in water bathe with a soft fire and then left in the sun for a time to rectify. It is best distilled from the dried roots. Put 8 pounds of the powdered root in a glass flask, shake in a glass and remain 24 hours in a boiling water path until it digests, and then put in a gentle fire in a double boiler (but put in ashes would make it stronger), then take out and save. Others take the herb and root, hack them small, shake in good wine, and let it remain until strong, pull out (strain), and preserve for use. The previous extract is stronger when the common water is poured over the distilled again. Some take the dry Angelica root and make a rough powder, then put over a good old wine two fingers above plants; leave for a long time, this distillation gives a strong extract, the same as a aqua vitae (alcohol extraction) and use as the Polypodium vulgar water.

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Internal uses of Angelica water (extra) When Angelica root water is distilled for the second time, it is used for pain and suffering in the body and colic of the colon, from cold causes. It drives out chronic old coughs, dripping of the urine, urinary retention, furthers a tardy menses, drives out uterine pains. It improves the childe birth, protects against uterine colic, strengthens childbirth, and drives out the afterbirth. Angelica root water heals and loosens up all inner mucus, drives out the blast, and drives out coagulated blood and all poisons and protects the heart, and then provides a strong protection when consumed as 2 quarts. When one is on death’s door, take a sip of this extract on an empty stomach each morning. It protects people from poisonous contagion, such as afflicts young children, and it is therefore easy to take as such: take 16 ounces of ANGELICA root water and 8 pints Grassnagelein sugar. Put the previous formula in a canteen and cover it and let it remain in a pan of water and take the formula and strain through a towel, and store in a glass container. From such a formula, a child under 5 years of age should take one or two spoonfuls. The Angelica root water can be extracted from the dry root in wine, and then distilled, serves to all of the previous infirmities as well as strengthens the same as aqua vitae (alcohol extract) should use two spoons full. For those taken of a stroke take 2 spoonfuls twice a day for eight days. Then go to bed and consume a quart. Consume over the course of a day, and thereafter on the following day when the problem resolves, it is understood that it protects against lung problems. Another water for epilepsy: take ANGELICA herb and root, Lavender flower equal parts, hack up together, put a good old wine over it and leave it in a well-made bottle on the tenth day distill together, then save in a double boiler. This water is a hearty medicine to be consumes in 2 or 3 teaspoons. Or take 8 ounces of ANGELICA root, 4 ounces of each in White Pimpinella root, then cut them up small, pour over with a good old wine and leave in a well stopped glass bottle for eight days and the put in a glass vessel and put in the sun for a period of time for rectification. On should consume at a full and new moon, drink a couple of spoonfuls. So give some of the above water as it is powerful, one should take 8 pounds of fresh green Mistletoe from a HAZELNUT tree or the Mistletoe from a Linden tree, with the previous mix and then distill. External uses of Angelica water Warm Angelica root water in a heavy vessel heated in a double boiler and held in the mouth as hot as can be borne, reduces teeth pain. Put in the eyes, it brightens the dark face (cool). Angelica water removes birthmarks or children’s freckles, when the water is painted on and also taken internally. This water is put on a towel and put on a painful lame hip, or other painful joints form gout or joint disease, put on warm. It also takes the rage and suffering from persistent dampness.

Angelica Wine. Vinum ex Angelica In the autumn, Angelica root makes a good wine: one takes 8 pounds of Angelica root and cut them roughly in small pieces, put them in a small flax sack. Make this in a 16 port cask and put in Hazelnut wood chips and fill it with a good apple cider and leave for 4 years; leave it in the wine for 6 months, and strain off the chips and roots. Clean out the center of the casket and put the wine again in the container, fill the same with another good wine container and fill it with a good

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wine and let remain for 1 year before drinking. This wine is good for wheezing, breath, and all cold infirmities of the chest, lungs, and sides. It stimulates the urine and menses. It serves to remove pain of uterine colic, helps bed wetting and protects against afterbirth pains, uterine colic and therefore against all infirmities. It also works like inner uses of Angelica root as previously described. Some also use: they take dry roots and cut and grind roughly, and according to your taste, put in strong or weak wine, and as much as you desire in the autumn in fresh apple juice as it comes from the wine press, use as much as you want. Use a third part, boil and remove the foam then leave over night, and in the morning strain through a woolen sack and put into a container, then pour on two or three times the amount of sweet apple cider and leave for four years. Then seal the container to retain the wine for emergency thirst, then use as long as it tastes fresh. It should last a long time. Others take Angelica root, cut it roughly, put it in a small flax sack in a container between wood ashes, or Hazelnut wood chips and fill the container with good sweet apple cider. Take a third of this and let it remain empty, fill it with boiled apple cider for four years and preserve as previously described. Hieronymus Tragus, my teacher, he prepared it for the pestilence and other poisons; take dried Angelica root of 6 pounds and white anise root a third of a pound, 2 pounds of Blessed thistle, and a half part each of Tormentill, Masterwort, and 6 ounces each of Dictamnus albus root and 1 pound each of St. John’s wort, Juniper berries (bruised), Wood betony, Ginger root, also 8 ounces each of Butterbur root, Verbena, Calamus root, Galenga root, rue, Bugloss flowers, Borage flowers. All roots are cut up small and roughly ground up, they should be cut alone, and then the blooms can be cut up and everything mixed together, then put in a twenty part container with Hazelnut wood chips, and fills with good apple cider and leave for four years. After 6 months remove the plant material and let stand for 3 ½ more years, and helps as previously described. Whoever consumes this wine daily protects against the pestilence, poisons, or cold unhealthy foods such as cold fish, cucumbers, melons, poisonous mushrooms or similar poisons (cold foods). If one has a suspicion that he is being poisoned, one should take this for a year or so that one will not be injured. It also removes constipation, increases urination, cleans the kidneys and bladder, cleanses melancholic blood, and helps remove poisons of the French disease [syphilis], protects the blood from fermentation and is a healing drink that comes form the French cure. Another formula that serves women that would clean the menses; take 3 pounds of Angelica root, 1 pound of Parsley seeds, 8 ounces each of Mountain mint, Dictamnus albus, Puligemum, each of 1 ounce of Thyme, Erdkiffer, Chamaepytus, and a half ounce of Cinnamon, Indian spikhard. The Angelica cut up and grind roughly, mix the other pieces together and put it with Hazelnut wood chips or other wood chips as useful in a fourteen part container and fill the container with good apple cider and leave for four years. I have used this wine several times prepared for a noble woman, whose menses was never right, and when the menses was come to time, she comes with such suffering and spasms of the back and the body. Those of a gentle nature such of children can benefit and daily use of this wine will give constant help. It will bring the regular monthly female cycle right without pain. This is also a home treasure as described by other women and shared with others. Guilielmus turnerus, the medical doctor used this formula for suffering, bloating and other infirmities of the spleen and other wisdom that he has used and prepared and used for years: take

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Angelica root and cut small in 4 pounds each also Welsch venushaar[adiantum capillus veneris], Tamarisk wood bark, and 2 pounds each of Coppers root, small and Lafte nesselfarn, Beyelwurtz, and one pound of Cinnamon, and 8 ounces of Hieracium pilosella. All of these herbs should be cut small and in a 16 part container with wood ashes. Put the same with apple cider and leave for 4 years. This wine is good for stoppage of the kidneys and bladder; it moves the urine, removes kidney stones and cleans the kidneys and bladder from mucus that causes stones.

Angelica Root Mead. Mulsa ex Angelica One can make hearty mead from Angelica root, take 2 pounds cut small and put in a tin bottle, put in one and a half parts water, seal the bottle, put it on a mild fire to boil, then put it out, leave out until cold, then you get a small amount of alcohol; thereafter take two parts of honey, put it in a convenient kettle and put in fresh spring water. Then set the kettle over a gentle fire (a strong fire dose not damage the honey, but makes it run over) then let it boil. In boiling, one must constantly scrape off the foam. Keep it boiling until it is half boiled down. Then take the boiled brew of Angelica and filter through a towel, then boil until there is 16 parts left, take off the fire and let it cool. Then put into a container and mix a spoonful of brewers yeast, and leave for a year. One may also take Angelica root and cut into small pieces and a rough grind and put in a small sack in a container and boil Mead with honey and leave for four years as long as you please. This is a healing medicine for almost all infirmities of the chest and lungs and also for colds, serves strongly for wheezing, and drives out old coughs, softens the thick cold mucus of the lungs, warms and cleans the chest and lungs. For the previously described infirmities, I have prescribed Mead and have found good results with: take 2 pounds Angelica root cut small, 1 pound of Elecampane, half a pound of Masterwort, and 1 ounce or Iris root. These herbs should be cut into small pieces and put in 2 parts honey and 16 parts fresh spring water, and prepare a mead thereon, as previously described.

Angelic Root Extract. Angelicae extractum The extract from Angelica root is taken from the dry roots extracted as we have learned from the section on Wormwood. Some extract the root and herb together, but others claim the dry root alone is much stronger. It is important for the previously described diseases from the internal use of the Angelica root. Put twelve parts of Angelica root in 32 ounces of wine or a third of an ounce of Angelica root in wine, or with Angelica water, or another distilled water or juice. It would also be useful for mixing with other medicines.

Angelica root conserve or sugar. Angelicae Radicum Conserva Angelica root makes a precious sugar conserve: cut a fresh root and clean off the dirt. Take the root and cut into thin slices as you would a radish; thereafter boil it in enough water as to become soft, the root must be strained through a towel and put four times as much sugar, boil it to a thickness as an electuary and store in a glass or porcelain container. When one is in danger of death from poisoning from the air, take half of 8 ounces of this when fasting in the mornings. If the person is poisoned of the same day, then it protects and strengthens the heart. It provides a strong protection against poisoning. It can also be used for all of the other previously mentioned infirmities, not only by itself but can be mixed with other pleasant medicines.

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Angelica root syrup. Syrupuss extrationis Angelicae A syrup can be prepared form the Angelica root, such as one makes from Cinnamon. It is useful for all diseases that Angelica treats. Only give 16 ounces at a time of the syrup and make from the dry roots as it is as powerful as the fresh roots.

Angelica Root Distilled Oil (Essential Oil). Angelicae oleum stillatitium Angelic oil form distillation is prepared as follows: take a pound of fresh or dry Angelica root, cut up small, grind up roughly and put in a glass or stone container and pour 3 or 4 parts of spring water as much as the container holds, heat it 5 or 6 days in a distillery container, set them in the sand, make a small fire, and let it burn mildly. Thereafter make it longer and stronger and put a receiver glass container at the bill of the alembeck for collection of the oil. Put it away and protect it will as precious oil and what is left is a powerful water. Thereafter put on another collection glass container with one and a half parts of water that the oil is removed. The oil will settle on the water to be removed. As a second time of distillation you will have a powerful water not as the first one, but useful. The Angelica water lasts only so long, but the oil cannot spoil. Angelic root oil of 2 drops in a conserve of sugar of Sorrel, Gauchklee, Bugloss or from Borage, take fasting in the mornings, without danger with half of a large chestnut, protects people from pestilential poisons. The Angelica root oil is used for all inner diseases that the root itself is useful. Take no more than 2 or 3 drops in a little wine or another pleasantly distilled water or juice as the disease requires. This oil is useful with other medicines, as with pills, electuaries, confections, useful to various bodily infirmities.

Preserved Angelica Root. Angelicae Radices Conditae Some take care of Angelica root with sugar because of its heating and sharp taste, makes it charming to taste: one takes cleaned fresh Angelica root, cut away the rootlets and split it into small pieces and put it in a small kettle, and put in enough sugar to make a thin syrup and boil and add more sugar until it makes a pleasant thickness. Then let it cool, then it is ready to use. This way preserves it best with the least effort and has its full power. Preserved Angelica root taken on an empty stomach preserves the process against death and from the pestilence. It warms and strengthens the stomach, heart and protects against the stroke. It is a pleasant medicine for old people, serves against all infirmities as Angelica root itself is used.

Covering Angelica with Sugar. Angelicae Saccaro Incrassata Some cover Angelica root with sugar: you cut it into small square pieces, and cover with fine sugar to hold for use. it is used for the same infirmities as Angelica roots. It is generally left in the sugar for 3 months.

Angelica root bar. Tabulae ex Angelicae Some make bars out of Angelica root, it has so much the easier use; one take s 10 ounces of good fine sugar and put in Angelica water and boil until it is of the correct thickness and then put in 1 ounce of powdered Angelica root. Then pour on a marble slab or an oak plank and form the bar. Use the bar fasting mornings of the proper infirmities. It serves for old chronic coughs, and

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drives away wheezing and heavy breathing, an cleanses the chest from the thick mucus and causes it to be thrown out.

Angelica Root Salt. Angelicae Sal From the Angelica root you can pull out the salt. It is a healing medicine to drive out poisons, use a sixth part for strong growing people, and use a third part of an ounce with Angelica, or Blessed thistle or Scammonium, water and sweats out poisons. It serves to remove wheezing and heavy breathing, and for many other infirmities can be used with pills, electuaries, confections, conserves, and mixed with the same medicines. It should be prepared when the Angelica flowers and has some seeds in the beginning of the month of August. It should be gathered with the stems and roots. It is dried in the sun and then burn to ashes and take the salt as described from the chapter on Wormwood.

Emotional Effects of Angelica A French author and researcher Lesieur characterizes Angelica as an excito-stupefacient. Small doses are a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. Large doses causes numbness and depression. It brings a feeling of warmth and sweating. Angelica has been used since ancient times for protection against evil when put in an amulet or bag around the neck. Its action warms the body and emotions to remove melancholy or what we call depression. This is useful when the person is thin and cold. Tabernmontanus says, “Some people describe that the root carried on the person will suffer no damage from sorcery or evil spirit. This will drive away all fantasies and bad dreams and night terrors. Others hang it on the neck and carry it next to the skin to protect against the pestilence.” In Ayurvedic medicine they use it to balance the energies of the heart and mind.

Humoral Model for Angelica The Humoral model for Angelica herb is based on four personality types that also reflect heat and cold, damp and dry conditions, and their corresponding diseases, conditions, etc. Many systems of herbal and medicine classification have come and gone. The humoral model has come down from the Greeks. The Arabs then used this system successfully. It was then carried on by the Europeans to the 1800s and has continued as a profession up to modern times in the Middle East. Chinese and Ayurvedic medical systems use similar models. In the Humoral system of medicine coming from the ancient Greeks to the modern Unani, it was considered hot and dry in the third degree. This meant that it was vigorously warming in cold acute conditions and very drying. Angelica reflects helping the Phlegmatic constitution which has cold, damp conditions. This is where a person is cold and has mucus discharges. It also treats many other conditions described in folklore and modern uses described later.

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Alchemical and Astrological Viewpoints of Angelica Different viewpoints of herbs include the alchemical view as seen through the eyes of Paracelsus. Paracelsus was a doctor in the middle ages in Europe. He was claimed as the father of medicine as he changed the way herbs and other medicines were processed. Looking back through history, Paracelsus was doing what those in India and China were already doing for thousands of years before. A modern-day version is lived through the Anthroposophist movement throughout the world. One Anthroposophist author writes the Angel root is also called the Holy Ghost root. It was a highly prized herb of the middle ages. Its healing power is not bound to the senses, but to the other worldly faculties where the insight comes from the spiritual side. We must see beyond the physical senses and perceive the etheric qualities where the angels dwell. As the pestilence ran across Europe in the middle ages, there was a revelation of healing through the world of plants and herbs. The pestilence was dealt with herbs such as Angelica, pimpernel, gentian, juniper berries and tormentil. Paracelsus prized it as a protection against the pestilence by its powers of inner strength [an old way of strengthening the immune system], those at that time knowing nothing of bacteria or viruses. The people of ancient times believed diseases were the result of evil influences and the right herbs defeated the diseases and thus were divinely important. Another aspect of herbal classification is astrological. Since man was around on the planet he has sought to classify herbs. For hundreds of years people classified herbs with astrology. It is divided by planetary aspects and their particular qualities. The planets rule the constellations. There are 7 planets and 12 constellations. Their qualities are often connected with herbal properties and how they treat different diseases and conditions at certain times. The astrological model also is used to pick the herbs and also times to use the herbs. It is also used as a predictive method. The following are two descriptions of Angelica herb from German authors and Culpepper:

Angelica from the Old English Herbal Angelica itself, but especially the root and seed, are hot and dry. It opens and attenuates, and is sudorifick and vulnerary. It moves the courses, hastens delivery, is good for mother-fits, and in malignant diseases, and for the plague; and it expels poison. The root of it is allowed by all physicians to be very cordial and alexipharmic. For preservation against the plague, the root, infused in vinegar, is to be held frequently in the nose, or chewed in the mouth. For the cure, take one dram of the powder of the root alone or a half dram of Venice-treacle, every sixth hour, to provoke sweat.

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The root or the stalks candied are reckoned very good, being eating in the morning, to prevent infection. They are also useful in cold diseases of the lungs, and take off a stinking breath. Lozenges to be held in the mouth in the plague-time. Take of the extract of the roots of Angelica and contra-yerva, each one quince; of extract of liquor three drams; of flowers of sulphur, sublimed with myrrh, five drams; of oil of cinnamon eight drops; of fine sugar twice the weight of all the ingredients; with the mucilage of gum tragacanth, made in scordium, water, make lozenges. See Dr. Hodges, for the prevention of the plague, in his book of The London Pestilence.

Angelica from The Complete Herbal, book by Culpepper To write a description of that which is so well know to be growing almost in every garden, I suppose is altogether needless; yet for its virtue it is of admirable use. In time of heathenism, when men had found out any excellent herb, they dedicated it to their gods; as the Bay-tree to Apollo, the Oak to Jupiter, the Vine to Bacchus, and the Poplar to Hercules. These the Papists following as following as the Patriarchs they dedicate to their Saints; as our Lady’s Thistle to the Blessed Virgin, St. John’s Wort to St. John, and another Wort to St. Peter, and etc. Our physicians must imitate like apes (though they cannot come off half so cleverly) for the blasphemously called Phansies or Heartsease, an herb of the Trinity, because it is of three colors. And a certain anointment, anointment of the Apostles, because it consists of twelve ingredients: Alas, I am sorry for the folly, and grieved at their blasphemy. God send them wisdom the rest of their age, for they have their share of ignorance already. Oh! Why must ours be blasphemous, because the heathens and papists were idolatrous? Certainly they have read so much in old rusty authors, that they have lost all their divinity; for unless it were amongst the ranters, I never read or heard of such blasphemy. The heathens and papists were bad, and ours worse; the papists giving idolatrous names to herbs for their virtues sake, not for their fair looks; and therefore some called this an herb of the Holy Ghost; others more moderate called it Angelica, because of its Angelical virtues; and that name it retains still, and all nations follow it so near as their dialect will permit. Government and virtues. It is an herb of the Sun in Leo; let it be gathered when he is there, the Moon applying to this good aspect; let it be gathered either in this hour, or in the hour of Jupiter, let Sol be angular; observe the like in gathering the herbs, of those planets, and you may happen to do wonders. In all epidemical diseases caused by Saturn, that is as good as a preservative as grows: It resists poison, by defending and comforting the heart, blood, and spirits; it doth the like against the plague and all epidemical diseases, if the root be taken in powder to the weight of half a dram at a time, with some good treacle in Carduus water, and the party thereupon laid to sweat in his bed; if treacle be not to be had, take it alone in Carduus or Angelica water. The stalks or roots candied and eaten fasting, are good preservatives in time of infection; and at other times to warm and comfort a cold stomach. the root also steeped in vinegar and a little of that vinegar taken sometimes fasting, and the root smelled unto, is good for the same purpose. A water distilled from the root simply, as steeped in wine, and distilled in a glass, is much more effectual than the water of the leaves; and this water drank two or three spoonfuls at a time,

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eases all pains and torments coming of cold and wind, so that the body be not bound; and taken with some of the root in powder at the beginning, help the pleurisy, as also all other diseases of the lungs and breasts, as coughs, phthysic, and shortness of breath; and a syrup of the stalks do the like. It helps pains of the colic, the strangury and stoppage of the urine, procures women’s courses and expels the after-birth, opens the stoppings of the liver and spleen and briefly eases and discusses all windiness and inward swellings. The decotion drunk before the fit of an ague, that they may sweat (if possible) before the fit comes, will, in two or three times taking, rid it quite away; it helps digestion, and is a remedy for a surfeit. The juice or the water being dropped into the eyes or ears helps dimness of sight and deafness; the juice put into the hollow teeth, eases their pains. The root in powder, made up into a plaster with a little pitch, and laid on the biting of mad dogs, or any other venomous creature, doth wonderfully help. The juice, or the water dropped, or tents wet therein, and put into filthy dead ulcers of the powder of the root (in want of either) doth cleanse and cause them to heal quickly, by covering the naked bones the flesh; the distilled water applied to places pained with the gout, or sciatica, doth give a great deal of ease. The wild Angelica is not so effectual as the garden; although it may be safely used to all the purposes aforesaid.

Angelica Cultivation Angelica was originally found in Europe and Asia. It is cultivated in Eastern Europe. In a guide to popular herbs its growing conditions are described as follows: Best climate and site is Zones 6 – 9, full sun or partial shade. Thrives with little attention but needs moist conditions. The ideal soil conditions are rich, cool damp garden soil; pH 6.0-6.7. Growing guidelines: Angelica seeds need light to germinate. When sowing, just press them into the soil surface and leave uncovered. Indoors, sow seed in early spring in peat pots placed in plastic bags in the refrigerator; in 6-8 weeks, place in bright, indirect lit at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Or sow seeds outdoors in spring or summer, preferably where plants will grow, as Angelica transplants poorly. Ideally, sow three to four seeds in a cluster about 3 feet apart and thin to the strongest seedling. Angelica herb will self seed. Angelica can also be grown to maturity in a container. Ideally plant it in a 10-inch pot filled with rich compost and either sow direct or set one young plant in the middle. Water regularly and apply liquid manure at 10- to 14-day intervals as soon as roots show at the drainage hole. Harvesting and storing: Collect small stems the first summer then harvest roots in autumn. Pick stems and leaves in spring of the second year. Harvest the ripe seeds before the fall, dry them and store in airtight containers in the refrigerator. Parts used: Leaves, stems, seeds, roots. Culinary uses of Angelica include leaves eaten as a vegetable; leave stems candied for cake decorations; stewed for jam. The dry roots can be used for a tea.

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German Commission Report on Angelica German Commission E Report is the authoritative governmental body for the health, safety and efficacy of herbs. Their opinions are considered important in the evaluation of herbs around the world. It is a scientific viewpoint that should be considered among others. They report as follows: Angelica: loss of appetite, peptic discomforts such as mild spasms of the GI tract, feeling of fullness, flatulence. Antispasmodic, stops all types of muscular spasms; cholagogue, promotes bile production and excretion, and stimulates the secretion of gastric juices. It is a bitter aromatic that stimulates the gastro-intestinal system. This includes the stomach, pancreas, liver and intestines. As a carminative it stimulates stomach acid to its proper amount and releases gas and bloating. It is a warming herb and thus treats conditions that are cold, including feeling cold. It also is drying and gets rid of mucus and phlegm conditions, especially of the respiratory system. Thus it helps lung problems and coughs with a rattling in the chest. It also helps the genitor-urinary system that is “cold,” meaning a deficient or ineffective menses (cycles that are longer than 32 days). Its effect is to also promote a slow or ineffectual urine passage.

Herbal Action of Angelica Diaphoretic: to induce sweating and reduce fevers. Anti-inflammatory: stops inflammation. Astringent: stops diarrhea or excessive discharges. Cholagogue: promotes bile. Diuretic: promotes urine. Tonic: treats chronic conditions. Vulnerary: treats menstrual disorders. Carminative: stimulates digestion and gets rid of gas and bloating.

Chemical Constituents of Angelica It contains approximately 1% of essential oils and its constituents are monoterpene hydrocarbons, alpha and beta-phellandrene, alpha – pinene, sesquiterpenes, furanocoumarins, sitoserols, fatty acids, tannins and saccharides.

Side Effects of Angelica It is considered a medium strength herb with possible chronic toxicity. While there are some theoretical problems with its furanocoumarins, there is a little to no evidence of any problems. Theoretically, problems may be interference with blood thinners, photo toxicity for excessive sun exposure. Other possibilities include photomutagenic, cancerogenic and calcium antagonist

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properties. The above possibilities may happen if large amounts are taken over the long term. It is considered an emmenoguge, or in other words promotes menstruation. DO NOT USE DURING PREGNANCY.

Angelica in Chinese Medicine It is used for wind, damp, cold obstructions that cause arthritic joint pains. It is considered warm, drying, bitter, and pungent, stimulating, dispersing, relaxing, calming and decongesting. It acts as an anti-inflammatory, for infections, arthritis, menstrual pains, headaches and toothaches. It also is effective for nerves and muscular pains. It is also for respiratory conditions.

Angelica from an Ayurvedic View Angelica is considered to pacify the Kapha dosha. This dosha has a hot damp character. Angelica helps this condition. It is a slightly different species. It is used for digestion, gas, bloating, arthritis, cold, flu, headaches, anemia, and deficient menstrual problems, including hot flashes. It is claimed to have anti-bacterial, antifungal, and immune enhancing properties as well as reducing fevers. Emotionally it is used to create joy and to balance heart and mind.

Angelica Essential Oil Put diluted oil on the bladder area inability to urinate or urine retention. For rheumatism and gout use the diluted oil on the affected areas. The oil is used as a diaphoretic over the abdomen to break up gas and bloating, to relax muscles, and is a diuretic to reduce water retention.

Umbellifere family of homeopathic which includes Angelica Homeopathic use includes lung mucus, stomach, nervous diseases, hysteria, asthma, gout and rheumatism. These are similar to herbal uses but without the taste, etc.

Culinary Uses of Angelica The fresh leaves (young) are cooked in salt water by some sources. Other sources put the root, leaves or seeds in a soup as a tonic for a cold or a flue when one feels cold. Angelica adds a spicy taste to the right soup.

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Angelica Constitution

Feels worse from cold exposure

Chronic diseases

Achiness, stiffness of joints

Constitutions:

Chinese – wind, cold damp

Ayurveda – Kapha

Humoral - Phlegmatic

Swollen glands

Sinusitis Fevers

Low Thyroid

Coughing Wheezing White phlegm Tight chest

Stomach rumbling Poor appetite

Hemorrhoids

PMS Low estrogen Stopped or delayed menses

Joints painful, stiff

Gas Bloating Diarrhea

Varicose veins

Urine clear, thin

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Modern and Folklore Herbal uses of Angelica The following are lists of modern and folklore uses of Angelica. The modern uses are merely in alphabetical order as is used in contemporary herbals. Folklore uses are first in alphabetical order of many authors agreeing, and the rest are historical uses in alphabetical order. Folklore, while interesting, shows Angelicas uses over the centuries from religious, medical and social reasons. Only now, science is “discovering” the uses of herbs. Folklore uses are often validated in modern studies.

Modern Herbal Uses of Angelica Adenoids-children Anti-spasmodic Aromatic bitter Bloating Blood cleansing Chronic diseases CNS stimulant Debility Diaphoretic Diphtheria Gas Glandular problems Head problems

Heart strengthening Heartburn Intestinal Kidney Menses promotion Mouth breathing Mucus Narcotic effect Nasal voice Nervous system Open wounds Ovary Respiratory

Side pain Skin Stimulates secretions Stomach pain Stomach strengthener Sweat promotion Swollen gums Swollen tonsils Throat problems Ulcers-stomach, duodenal Urine promotion

Common Folklore Uses of Angelica Afterbirth Ague Alexipharmic Appetite stimulant Aromatic Aromatic bitters Asthma Bad breath Bloating Blood cleanser Bone marrow Brain Carminative Chronic skin Cold diseases Colds Colic Contractions Cordial Cough expectorant Cramping

Deafness Diaphoretic Diarrhea Digestion Diuretic Dysentery Ears Enchantments Fevers Fevers fast Fevers-changeable Flu Gas Glands of the mouth Head colds Head injuries Heart Heart palpitations Heartburn Hip pains

Infections Insomnia Kidneys Lumbago Magic Menses, emmenogogue Mucus Mucus conditions Mucus membranes Muscle pains Nerve pains Nervous conditions Nervous system Phthisis Pleurisy Polluted air Pungent Rheumatism, chronic

Sciatica Shortness of breath Snake bites Starts birthing Stimulant Stopping liver Stopping spleen Strangury Sudorific Surfeit Surfeiting Swellings inward Tonic Tumors Typhus Ulcers Warms Weakness Windiness Witchcraft Wounds

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Most Indicated Folklore Uses Colic Colon problems Coughs Gout Lung problems

Mad dog bites Menses stimulation Pestilence Poisoning Sight

Stomach (cold) Sweating Tooth pains

Herbal Formulas using Angelica These are some typical and some unusual formulas that are using Angelica. The formulas can be mixed and use in teas, syrups, extracted in alcohol or vinegar, honey, etc. Cook’s dispensary 4 parts Angelica root 2 parts wild yam 1 part motherwort 1 part coriander seeds 1 part anise seeds 1 part dill seeds “Agreeable and most reliable carminative, a preparation for all forms of flatulence, colic, and abdominal pains not connected with inflammation.” In the book Pharmacodynamic 2 parts Angelica 1 part gentian 2 parts buckthorn “Used for addictions such as nicotine, alcohol and other drug problems.” Shaker Herbal Formula 4 ounces white root 4 ounces skunk cabbage 2 ounces boneset 2 ounces prickly ash bark ¼ ounce Angelica seed ¼ ounce coriander ½ ounce ginger “To be put in a stone jug unstopped and boiled in a kettle of water for an hour. Dose ¼ of a wine glass three or four times a day before eating.” “It is syrup for pain in the stomach and side.” Bauers Herbal Angelica roots used as a decoction for stomach cancer

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Bauers herbal 1 part Angelica root 1 part valerian root 1 part calamus root 1 part wormwood herb Use 2 ounces of mixture in 1 liter of brandy for 3 weeks. Strain and bottle. Use a teaspoon as needed for chest mucus, heartburn, abdominal cramping, laryngitis gargle and rabid dog bites.

German Herbal Formulas with Angelica Angelica Bath Bauer’s herbal uses Angelica root for an arthritis-relieving bath. Another German author recommends 100 grams of Angelica roots boiled in one liter of water for 15 minutes and put in bath water. Use 2 baths a week for rheumatism to be used alternately with thyme or shave grass baths. Angelica liquor Put in 1 quart canning jar with brandy for 6 to 8 days in the sun or warm oven, then strain and sweeten with a pound of sugar. Then dilute 5 to 10 times. The elderly or weak can take it in wine or honey water. 1 part Angelica root 2 parts sage leaf ¼ part thyme ¼ part marjoram ¼ part cumin Another Angelic liquor Put in cut whole Angelica plant, put in a canning jar and put in a handful of juniper berries, 3 handfuls of peppermint leaves and extract in brandy and 50% more water. Put in a warm oven or sun for 8 days and then strain, putting in brown sugar to sweeten and put in a well-corked bottle. Angelica Honey – German Formula Use a pan full of water and put in fresh Angelica root or blossoms. Add 3 handfuls of juniper berries. Boil for 3 hours and strain, sweeten with yellow sugar and boil until thick. It tasts like the finest honey. Liver and gallbladder problems – German formula 1 part Angelica root 1 part blessed thistle Gastro-intestinal with ulcers – German formula 2 parts Angelica root 1 part cumin seeds Use as a strong tea Nervous stomach tea – German formula 2 parts Angelica root

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2 parts Calamus root 1 part melissa leaves 1 part strawberry leaves Angelica wine – German formula 50 grams of the root in 1 liter of Mosel wine and leave corked for 5 days. Drink in small amounts each day. Digestive problem – Richard Willfort Angelica root with wormwood or gentian. Constipation – Richard Willfort Use Angelica with buckthorn for constipation. Anorexia by Leclerc 2 parts quinine 2 parts gentian 2 parts centaury 2 parts dandelion root 1 part peppermint leaves 1 part Angelica root Use several times a day for the emotional issues of anorexia. Appetite loss or poor digestion – German formula 4 parts Angelica root 1 part calamus root 2 parts cumin seeds 4 parts yarrow 1 part cinnamon Bronchitis – German formula 3 parts Angelica 7 parts icelandic moss 4 parts chamomile flowers 2 parts linden flowers 4 parts rosemary Obesity – German formula 2 parts Angelica 1 part sage 2 parts juniper 2 parts chicory 3 parts wormwood

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Acute arthritis – German formula 1 part Angelica 1 part arnica flowers 1 part fumaria 2 parts goldenrod 2 parts soap herb 2 parts meadowsweet 2 parts polygonum aviculare 1 part willow bark Also use for FIBROMYALGIA, TENDONITIS Trigeminal neuralgia (face pains) 5 parts red clover 3 parts Angelica 2 parts flierderbluetin 2 parts calluna vulgaris 2 parts chamomile 3 parts linden flowers 3 parts mullein leaves Lumbago – German formula 1 part Angelica 2 parts valerian 1 part elder flower 2 parts juniper berries 2 parts mullein flowers Laryngitis – German formula 3 parts Angelica 7 parts icelandic moss 4 parts chamomile 2 parts linden flowers 4 parts rosemary Hepatitis – German formula 1 part akerwinde 1 part marrubium vulgar 1 part Angelica 1 part barberry 1 part red clover 1 part buckthorn bark 1 part peppermint 1 part yarrow

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Hepatitis – German formula 2 parts Angelica flowers 1 part fumitory 3 parts shepherd’s purse 2 parts lavender 4 parte mistletoe 4 parts mausendorn root Low stomach acidity (hypoacidity) 2 parts Angelica 2 parts pimpinella major 2 parts carlina acaulis 2 parts fennel seeds 2 parts melissa Over acid stomach (hyperacidity) 3 parts valerian 3 parts blessed thistle 3 parts Angelica Menstrual disturbance – German formula 1 part Angelica 1 part lady’s mantle 1 part st. john’s wort 1 part marjoram 1 part quitten seeds Neuritis (nerve pains) 3 parts valerian 2 parts borage 3 parts Angelica 2 parts hops 3 parts chamomile 2 parts cumin 2 parts quaking aspen Nervousness – German formula 1 part valerian root 1 part Angelica 1 part hops 1 part melissa 1 party orange blossom Nervousness 1 part Angelica 2 parts chamomile 1 part primula flowers 1 part willow flowers

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Kidney stones 3 parts Angelica 3 parts hops 4 parts parsley root 3 parts mustard seeds Sore throat 3 parts Angelica 7 parts Icelandic moss 4 parts chamomile 2 parts linden flowers 4 parts rosemary Diaphoretic (formula for sweating) 4 parts Angelica 5 parts elder flowers 5 parts chamomile 5 parts juniper berries. To induce sweating to reduce a fever or sweat our poisons. Diaphoretic (sweating formula) 3 parts Angelica 2 parts red clover 5 parts fliederblueten 3 parts chamomile 5 parts linden flowers 2 parts mullein flowers To promote sweating when drunk hot to reduce fevers or sweat out poisons. Menstruation late or stopped (official German formula) 1 part Angelica 1 part peppermint 1 part melissa 1 part marjoram Nervous stomach (official German formally) 1 part chicory 1 part juniper berries 1 part Angelica root 1 part wormwood

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Stomach bloating (official German formula) 2 parts caryophilli 2 parts lavender flowers 3 parts peppermint 2 parts sage 2 parts thyme 2 parts Angelica root 2 parts Calamus 3 parts zedoary root Stomach cramps and bloating (official German formula) 2 parts Angelica root 3 parts eyebright 10 parts peppermint Stomach cramps and bloating (official) 1 part Angelica root 1 part Calamus root 1 part orange peel (immature) 2 parts red clover 2 parts gentian 2 parts blessed thistle 2 parts agrimony 2 parts peppermint 2 parts rhubarb root 20 parts buckthorn bark For use with constipation. Stomach cramps and bloating (official) 2 parts sage 2 parts juniper berries 2 parts wormwood 3 parts Angelica 3 parts peppermint 6 parts eyebright Liver and gallbladder stones (official) 1 part cumin 1 part senna leaves 2 parts Angelica 2 parts buckthorn 2 parts peppermint 2 parts sage Blood purifier (official) 3 parts juniper berries 3 parts chicory 4 parts Angelica 4 parts wormwood 6 parts sage

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Gout and Rheumatism (official) 1 part hazel root 1 part orange peel immature 2 parts licorice root 2 parts Angelica 3 parts gentian Sleeplessness form indigestion (official) 2 parts red clover 2 parts peppermint 3 parts Angelica 3 parts valerian Inflammation (official) 1 part Angelica 1 part Calamus root Stomach elixir (Losch) 60 grams Angelica seeds 8 grams fennel seeds 8 grams anise seeds 6 grams coriander seeds Put in a liter of brandy for 8 days and then strain and add 1 lb of sugar and 1 to 2 liters of water. Used for bloating and constipation.

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