SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATİC PLANTS
WILD ANGELICA (Angelica sylvestris)
Angelica sylvestris or wild angelica is a species of flowering plant, native to Europe and central Asia. An annual or short-lived perennial growing to a maximum of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft), it has erect purplish stems and rounded umbels of minuscule white or pale pink flowers in late summer.
It was used as a vegetable until the 20th century. The plant prevents scurvy, and it can be stored. The stem can be eaten fresh The plant has also been used for dyeing.
Angelica sylvestris roots have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea or tincture for treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, nervous system, and also against fever, infections, and flu.
