All Healing Herbs

Garden angelica, also called wild celery; not the Chinese angelica (dong quai); expectorant to clear infections with lung congestion: colds, cough, flu, pleurisy, bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, asthma; can be used as a chest poultice; strengthens digestion, reduces gas, colic, heartburn, gastritis, appetite loss, anorexia nervosa; increases blood sugar levels; regulates the menstrual cycle, helps restore cycles after going off the Pill, brings on menses, eases menstrual cramps, PMS, mood swings, water retention, and contracts the uterus; immune stimulant; diuretic and urinary antiseptic for cystitis, gout, rheumatism; reduces fever by sweating; calms the nerves; aids weakness, debility, and recovery after illness; warms the body, stimulates circulation especially to the extremities; use for cold hands and feet, Buerger’s dis-ease (narrowed arteries in hands and feet), neuralgia. Expectorant, astringent, diuretic, digestive stimulant, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, tonic.

Possible side effects: contact dermatitis; not for use in pregnancy or breastfeeding, by diabetics, with heart dis-ease, or when taking blood thinners. Oil is never to be used internally; safe short term but may cause photosensitivity; not for use in the eyes.