Angelica sylvestris

Angelica sylvestris
Family:Angelica sylvestris; Antispasmodic; Carminative; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Expectorant; Stimulant; Stomachic; Tonic.
Common name:Wild angelica
The root and the seeds are antispasmodic aromatic carminative diaphoretic diuretic emmenagogue expectorant stimulant stomachic and tonic. This plant is less rich in active principles than A. archangelica and so is much less used medicinally than that species but a decoction is sometimes used in the treatment of bronchial catarrh coughs and dyspepsia. Large doses have the effect of depressing the central nervous system.

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