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Revision as of 16:09, 9 July 2018
Angelica archangelica is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland and Lapland and Greenland. It is also known as Angelica, canda, Chora etc.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
heartburn, intestinal gas, anorexia, arthritis, circulation problems, nervousness, plague, Diarrhea, insomnia.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The essential oil is composed of various chemical constituents such as; a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, a-phellandrene, myrcene, limonene, b-phellandrene, cis-ocimene, trans-ocimene, p-cymene, terpinolene, copaene, bornyl acetate, terpinen-4-ol, cryptone, b-bisabolene, rho-cymen-8-ol, humulene oxide, tridecanolide and pentadecanolide[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Chora |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Canda, coraka, granthiparna, ksemaka, taskara |
| English | Smooth Angelica |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kaphahara, Mutrala, Vatahara, Visaghna, Svasahara, Varnaprasadaka, Svedaghna, Kandughna, Daurgandhahara
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | long-stalked | triangular, 20-30 × 20-25 cm, 2-3-ternate-pinnate, primary pinnae long-petiolulate, proximal pinnules 3-foliolose. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 15-25 cm long | Yellow | 5-20 | Flowering: June-August and in flowers Vracts are 5, linear, 1.5-2.5 cm, reflexed |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oblong-ellipsoid | 0.8-1.2 cm × 4-6 mm | with dorsal ribs prominent, thick, obtuse-rounded, lateral ribs broad-winged | Smooth Angelica is endemic to India found in Western Himalaya in Jammu & Kashmir | many | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Cultivate in ordinary deep, moist loam, in a shady position, as the plant thrives best in a damp soil and loves to grow near running water[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
wild in Scandinavia, Greenland, Iceland.
Photo Gallery
leaves
in Iceland 2007
in Iceland 2007
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat heartburn
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat intestinal gas
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat anorexia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat arthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat circulation problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat nervousness
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat plague
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat insomnia
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with stem used in medicine
- Herbs with seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - endangered plant
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of wild in Scandinavia
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Greenland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Iceland
- Herbs
