Planting: Rich moist soil in sun or partial shade, fully hardy, self-sowing perennial, 3’-8’.
Harvest: All parts used.
Culinary: Foliage is eaten like celery in Greenland and Scandinavia. Young stalks are candied, or may be added to stewed rhubarb, jams, and marmalade. Flower buds, which are enclosed by sheaths, are eaten raw in salads or cooked. Essential oil from roots uses for flavouring of ice cream confectionaries, liquor. It gives the characteristic flavour to Benedictine.
Medicinal: Used internally for digestive problems.
Historical: Medieval belief that it would protect against evil and cure all ills. Connected with the Feast of the Annunciation and the Archangel Michael. Important in 15th century.
Third Eye Vision:
Links:
Wiki Angelica
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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