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Granthiparna, Angelica

Angelica archangelica is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is also known as Angelica, canda, Chora etc.

Uses

Heartburn, Intestinal gas, Anorexia, Arthritis, Circulation problems, Nervousness, Plague, Diarrhea, Insomnia.

Parts Used

Roots, Stem, Seeds, Leaves.

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

Endangered plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Pinnate	Alternate	triangular, 20-30 × 20-25 cm, 2-3-ternate-pinnate, primary pinnae long-petiolulate, proximal pinnules 3-foliolose.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
bisexual	15-25 cm across	Greenish-yellow	5	Flowering: June-August and in flowers bracts 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 in India is found in the 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

Seeds, Cuttings.

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

At stone hill
Whole herb
Seeds
Buds
Leaves
In Iceland 2007
Flowers
Feild

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Chemical

[Leaf-2] Flowers description

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] Cultivation

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-'''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.
+'''Angelica archangelica''' is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is also known as '''Angelica, canda, Chora''' etc.
 ==Uses==
 {{Uses|Heartburn}}, {{Uses|Intestinal gas}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Circulation problems}}, {{Uses|Nervousness}}, {{Uses|Plague}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}.