Angelica

Angelica archangelica

Common Name:  Holy Ghost, Wild Celery, and Norwegian Angelica. Angelica grows along streams or near rivers in damp soil. Angelica grows in the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Usage:  Beginning in the 10th century Angelica archangelica was used as both a medicinal plant and as a vegetable. There are numerous beneficial chemical compounds contained in Angelica of medicinal value.

Precautions:  Angelica is photo sensitizing.

Aroma:  spicy, musky, similar to Juniper