Description

Properties and Uses: There are no traditional aromatherapy uses of angelica essential oil documented. It is highly esteemed in the perfume and flavor industries. Properties of the herb (and herbal extract) are: antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, anticoagulant, bactericidal, carminative, depurative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hepatic, nervine, stimulant, stomachic and tonic. The oil has been recommended for treating a weak stomach or digestive system, lack of appitite, anorexia, flatulance, chronic gastritis and chronic enteritis. It is also used to reduce accumulation of toxins, arthritis, gout, rheumatism and water retention. In the Traditional Chinese model, Angelica is used for damp, cold intestinal conditions with underlying Spleen Qi deficiency, as well as chronic lung, phlegm, cold syndromes with painful wheezing.