Therapeutic properties of angelica, where it grows, how it appears on the outside and what it is used for, this aromatic herb, also called angels, useful in various circumstances, for example to promote appetite or fight gastrointestinal pain.
Healing properties of angelica
It is a herbaceous plant from one to two meters high, also known as the angels' herb, with an empty stem having a diameter of about five centimeters.
The leaves are jagged, while the white flowers are collected in umbels composed of about thirty rays.
It grows in the shady and humid places of the plain and hills of all Italy, it blooms during the summer.
The root is used which can be harvested in the spring or autumn, when the plant has reached two years of age.
About the therapeutic properties, the infusion promotes digestion, it also exerts a stimulating action on the stomach, promoting appetite.
Also very useful against gastrointestinal pain of nervous origin.
The angelica also acts as a sweat and facilitates expectoration.
As for the ways of use, angelica can be taken as an infusion in a cup of boiling water.
