Angelica root can be used for flatulence, coughs and bronchitis.

It is also called Archangel. The name is reported to have been given it by a monk when the Archangel Raphael descended and announced it was a cure for the plague. North American Indian singers used an engelica decoction made from the stems to gargle before long, sacred ceremonies.

Properties:

carminative, anti-spasmodic,expectorant, diuretic, cholagogue, diaphoretic,aromatic, pectoral, stimulant, tonic   

Medicinal uses:

An old remedy for flatulence directed that the stalks slowly chewed until the condition was relieved which may have been good advice, as it has been found that one of angelica’s constituents is pectin, an enzyme which acts on digesting food.

This herb is a useful expectorant for coughs, bronchitis and pleurisy, especially when they are accompanied by fever, colds or influenza.

The leaf can be used as a compress in inflammations of the chest. Its content of carminative essential oil explains its use in easing intestinal colic and flatulence. As a digestive agent it stimulates appetite and may be used in anorexia nervosa. It has been shown to help ease rheumatic inflammations.

In cystitis it acts as a urinary antiseptic. Angelica has proved itself to relieve muscle spasms of asthma and it’s been used to regulate a woman’s menstrual cycle, especiallyafter extended use of birth control pills or an intrauterine device.