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What is it?

The roots of Angelica, a large plant that lives for two years and loves to be near water. Angelica only grows leaves in its first year but in its second its stem can reach up to two meters. The whole plant has an unusually strong but pleasant odour.

How has it been used?

Angelica has been known since ancient times as a ‘friend of the aged’. It has a warming, tonic effect that supports and strengthens the heart and stomach and has been seen to improve appetite and assist digestion; no small part of restoring health.

Angelica has also historically been much used in so called ‘cold’ conditions in children and adults. These include such problems as fatigue, failure to thrive, slow healing wounds and simply feeling the cold too acutely.

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Personal experiences

Angelica is not overpowering, it is strong but you feel a great gentleness in it too. The warmth of Angelica is remarkable and you can feel it travelling through your whole body.

Angelica is one of the best tonics from our culture but it has been overlooked in modern times today because we Westerners regard those substances that work quickly and drammatically over those that work slowly and gently.

My experience of using Angelica, especially in the elderly, has been excellent. People feel nourished by it and always seem to feel better from using it for a time.

Angelica combines perfectly with Hawthorn for weakened circulation, with Ginseng for fatigue or depletion, with Fennel for poor digestion and with Licorice to help nourish and heal a weakened system in general.

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Historical notes on Angelica from M. Grieve's 'A Modern Herbal'

Angelica's virtues are praised by old writers, and the name itself, as well as the folk-lore of all North European countries and nations, testify to the great antiquity of a belief in its merits as a protection against contagion, for purifying the blood, and for curing every conceivable malady: it was held a sovereign remedy for poisons agues and all infectious maladies. According to one legend, Angelica was revealed in a dream by an angel to cure the plague. Another explanation of the name of this plant is that it blooms on the day of Michael the Archangel (May 8, old style), and is on that account a preservative against evil spirits and witchcraft: all parts of the plant were believed efficacious against spells and enchantment. It was held in such esteem that it was called 'The Root of the Holy Ghost.'

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