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Garden Angelica

Angelica archangelica

Garden Angelica · Angelica · Wild Parsnip · Aingeru-belar landatu · Angelica archangelica · Angelika · Angélique archangélique, Angélique officinale, Herbe aux anges, Angélique vraie · Angélique vraie · Anxélica · Anđelika · Archangélique · Arcydzięgiel litwor · Arznei-Engelwurz · Brustwurz · Dižzirdzene · Dzięgiel litwor · Echte Engelwurz

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Europe, Turkey, Spain, Germany, China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue

Science studied: ALPHA-ALKYL-FUROCOUMARIN, ANGELICIN, ARCHANGELICAIN, BISABOLANGELONE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Apiaceae

Scientific name: Angelica archangelica

Common names: Garden Angelica, Angelica, Wild Parsnip, Aingeru-belar landatu, Angelica archangelica, Angelika, Angélique archangélique, Angélique officinale, Herbe aux anges, Angélique vraie, Angélique vraie, Anxélica, Anđelika, Archangélique, Arcydzięgiel litwor, Arznei-Engelwurz, Brustwurz, Dižzirdzene, Dzięgiel litwor, Echte Engelwurz

POWO: 837560-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Europe, Turkey, Elsewhere, Spain, Germany, China.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Cancer
Carminative
Diaphoretic
Emmenagogue
Expectorant
Liqueur
Nervine
Sedative

show 7 more documented entries

Spasm
Stimulant
Stomachic
Tonic
Cancer(Stomach)
Cordial
Sudorific

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Europe
Turkey
Elsewhere
Spain
Germany
China

Documented cultural uses

Cancer
Carminative
Diaphoretic
Emmenagogue
Expectorant
Liqueur
Nervine
Sedative
Spasm
Stimulant
Stomachic
Tonic

show 3 more documented entries

Cancer(Stomach)
Cordial
Sudorific

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

Cancer · Europe · "
Carminative · Turkey · "
Carminative · Elsewhere · "
Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
Liqueur · Turkey · "
Nervine · Turkey · "
Sedative · Elsewhere · "
Spasm · Turkey · "
Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
Stomachic · Spain · "
Stomachic · Elsewhere · "
Tonic · Elsewhere · "
Tonic · Turkey · "
Cancer(Stomach) · Germany · "
Cordial · China · "
Stomachic · Turkey · "
Sudorific · Turkey · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Essential Oil of Angelica archangelica Roots as a Sustainable Alternative for Management of Meloidogyne incognita. · 2026 source ↗
Effects of Angelica archangelica Extract on Overactive Bladder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. · 2025 source ↗
Insecticidal Activity of Angelica archangelica Essential Oil and Transcriptomic Analysis of Sitophilus zeamais in Response to Oil Fumigation. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

ALPHA-ALKYL-FUROCOUMARIN
ANGELICIN
ARCHANGELICAIN
BISABOLANGELONE
CAFFEIC-ACID
CAMPESELOL
CIS-CARVYL-ACETATE
TRANS-CARVYL-ACETATE
CONIFERIN
ALPHA-COPAENE
CRYPTONE
CUMINYL-ALCOHOL
AR-CURCUMENE
O-CYMENE
CYMEN-8-OL
M-CYMEN-8-OL

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P-CYMEN-8-OL
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID
DEHYDRODEOXYANGELICAN
1,1-DIETHOXYOCTANE
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-CHROMONE
EICOSENOIC-ACID
ETHANOL
CIS-1-ETHOXY-2-P-MENTHENE
TRANS-3-ETHOXY-1-P-MENTHANE
4-ETHOXY-1-P-MENTHENE
CIS-3-ETHOXY-1-P-MENTHENE
CIS-4-ETHOXY-2-PINENE
TRANS-4-ETHOXY-2-PINENE
CIS-4-ETHOXY-THUJANE
ETHYL-CAPRATE
ETHYL-LAURATE
ETHYL-LINOLEATE
ETHYL-OLEATE
ETHYL-PALMITATE
BETA-FARNESENE
FENCHONE
FURANCHROMONE
FURFURAL
2'-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY-MARMESINE
TERT-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(R)-BYAKANGELICIN
HEPTYL-ISOVALERATE
ALPHA-HUMULENE
8-HYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PSORALEN
HYDROXYMYRISTIC-ACID
HYDROXYPENTADECANOIC-ACID
IMPERATORIN
ISOAMYL-ISOVALERATE
ISOCOUMARIN
ISOPIMPINELLIN
LUPEOL-ACETATE
MARMESIN
TRANS-P-MENTH-2-EN-1-OL
METHANOL
5-METHOXY-PSORALEN
5-METHOXY-GAMMA-HYDROXYPSORALEN
5-METHYL-ANGELICIN
METHYL-ETHYL-ACETIC-ACID
ALPHA-MUUROLENE
CIS-6-NITRO-1(7),2-P-MENTHADIENE
CIS-OCIMENE
OCTYL-ISOVALERATE
OSTHENOLE
OXALIC-ACID
OXYPEUCEDANIN-HYDRATE
PENTADECANAL
PETROSELINIC-ACID
D-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
BETA-PHELLANDRENE
PIMPINELLIN
ALPHA-PINENE
CIS-PIPERITOL
PRANGOLARIN
PROTEIN
QUINIC-ACID
CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
BETA-SITOSTEROL
BETA-SITOSTEROL-PALMITATE
SPHONDIN
STEARIC-ACID
SUCCINIC-ACID
GAMMA-TERPINENE
TERPINOLENE
TETRADECANAL
TRIDECANOIC-ACID
UMBELLIFEREN
UMBELLIPRENIN
TRANS-VERBENYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
XANTHOTOXIN
XANTHOXYLETIN
PALMITIC-ACID
PALMITOLEIC-ACID
P-CYMENE
PEUCENIN-7-METHYL-ETHER
PHELLANDRAL
PIPERITONE
SABINOL
SABINYL-ACETATE
SUCROSE
TANNINS
TETRADECANE
TIGLIC-ACID
TRANS-ANETHOLE
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE
UMBELLIFEROSE
XANTHOTOXOL
ZINGIBERENE
ANGELICAIN
ARACHIDIC-ACID
BEHENIC-ACID
BORNYL-ACETATE
DIHYDROCARVONE
BETA-ELEMENE
1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(2S,3P)-3-HYDROXY-MARMESINE
ALPHA-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID
2-NITRO-1,5-P-MENTHADIENE
TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
STIGMASTEROL
ADENOSINE
ARCHANGELICIN
CAMPESIN
CHLOROGENIC-ACID
CIS-ALPHA-COPAENE-8-OL
BETA-CYMOL
2-DECANONE
DIACETYL
ERGOSTEROL
TRANS-1-ETHOXY-2-P-MENTHENE
TRANS-4-ETHOXY-THUJANE
ETHYL-PENTADECANOATE
FAT
FUMARIC-ACID
TERT-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(R)-ISOBYAKANGELICIN
HUMULENE-MONOXIDE
15-HYDROXYPENTADECANOIC-ACID
ISOBERGAPTOL
LINALOOL
MARMESININE
CIS-P-MENTH-2-EN-1-OL
8-METHOXY-PSORALEN
TRANS-6-NITRO-1(7),2-P-MENTHADIENE
TRANS-PINOCARVYL-ACETATE
PSORALEN
ALPHA-TERPINENE
BETA-THUJENE
UMBELLIFERONE
TRANS-VERBENYL-ACETATE
APTERIN
ARCHANGELENONE
ARCHANGELIN
AZULENOGENIC-HYDROCARBON
BERGAPTEN
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
BETA-HIMACHALENE
BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE
BORNEOL
BYAKANGELICIN-ANGELATE
BYAKANGELICOL
CARVONE
CHRYSANTHENYL-ACETATE-I
CHRYSANTHENYL-ACETATE-II
DIPRENYL-NARINGENIN
EICOSANE
GAMMA-CADINENE
GAMMA-CARYOPHYLLENE
HEPTADECANE
HEXADECANE
ISOIMPERATORIN
LIMONENE-1,2-OXIDE
MALIC-ACID
MALONIC-ACID
NONADECANE
OCTADECANE
OSTRUTHOL
DELTOIN
2-NONANONE
ALPHA-COPAEN-11-OL
PENTADECANOLIDE
CIS-VERBENOL
GAMMA-MUUROLENE
ALPHA-BISABOLOL
CAMPHENE
CARYOPHYLLENE
ELEMOL
LIMONENE
1,1-DIETHOXYHEXANE
ACONITIC-ACID
ALPHA-AMYRIN
ANGALCIN
ANGELIC-ACID
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE-8-OL
ALPHA-TERPINEOL
BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE
BETA-BISABOLENE
BETA-COPAENE
BORNYL-ISOVALERATE
CAMPESENIN
BETA-SITOSTERYL-ARACHINATE
DELTA-3-CARENE
DELTA-CADINENE
CUPARENE
DIHYDROFURANOCOUMARIN
DIHYDROFUROCOUMARIN-GLYCOSIDE
EO
ETHYL-LINOLENATE
ETHYL-MYRISTATE
ETHYL-STEARATE
FRUCTOSE
FURANOCOUMARIN
GERMACRENE-D
GLUCOSE
HEXYL-METHYL-PHTHALATE
ISELIN
ISOBERGAPTIN
KVANNIN
LIGUSTILIDE
MARMEZIN
NONANAL
OCTANAL
OROSELONE
OSTHOL
SEC-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(R)-BYAKANGELICIN
TRANS-CARVEOL
TERT-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(R)-HERACLENOL
PENTADECANOIC-ACID
PHELLOPTERIN
TRANS-1(7),5-P-MENTHADIEN-2-YL-ACETATE
RUTAMARIN
SABINENE
TRANS-OCIMENE
TERPINEN-4-OL
TRANS-PIPERITOL
TRANS-VERBENOL
TRANS-VERBENYL-ISOVALERATE
VISNAGIN
ZOZYMIN
12-METHYL-13-TRIDECANOLIDE
13-TRIDECANOLIDE
15-PENTADECANOLIDE
17-HEPTADECANOLIDE
2'-ANGELOYL-3'-ISOVALERYL-VAGINATE
2-PENTYL-FURAN
4-METHOXY-7H-FURO(3,2-G)(1)BENZOPYRAN-7-ONE
4-METHOXY-7-HYDROXYPSORALEN
5-ISOPROPYLBICYCLO-(3,1.0)-HEXAN-2-ONE
5-UNDECEN-3-YNE
7-METHOXY-8-(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-2H-1-BENZOPYRAN-2-ONE
8-(2-(3-METHYLBUTOXY)-3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTOXY)PSORALEN
ACETALDEHYDE
ALPHA-COPAENE-8-OL
ALPHA-CUBEBENE
BETA-EUDESMOL
1,8-CINEOL
4,4,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-EN-1-ONE
7-ISOPROPYL-5-METHYL-BICYCLO(2.2.2)-OCT-5-EN-2-ONE
ALANINE
ALPHA-AMYRIN-ACETATE
ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
ALPHA-COPAEN-8-OL
ALPHA-COPAENE-11-OL
ASPARAGINE
ASPARTIC-ACID
BETA-CEDRENE
BICYCLOGERMACRENE
BISABOLENE
BISABOLOL
BORNEOL-ACETATE
BORNEOL-ISOVALERATE
BYAKANGELICIN
BYAKANGELICIN-2'-O-ISOVALERATE
CAR-3-ENE
CEDROL
CHRYSANTHENOL-ACETATE
CIS-BETA-FARNESENE
CIS-CARVEOL-ACETATE
CUMINYL-ALDEHYDE
CYMENE
DECA-TRANS-2,TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL
DECAN-2-ONE
DELTA-ELEMENE
DIHYDROEUDESMOL
GERMANIUM
GLUTAMINE
HEPTADECADIENOLIDE
HEPTADECAN-1-OL-ACETATE
HEPTADECANOLIDE
HERACLENOL-2'-O-ISOVALERATE
HERACLENOL-2'-O-SENECIOATE
HEXADECAN-1-OL
ISOBERGAPTEN
LAURIC-ACID
LAURIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
M-CYMENE-8-OL
P-CYMENE-8-OL
PHENYLALANINE
TRANS-CARVEOL-ACETATE
(+)-ALPHA-COPAENE
(+)-CUPARENE
(+)-ALPHA-CURCUMENE
12-METHYL-OMEGA-TRIDECANOLIDE
ALPHA-THUJENE
BETA-PINENE
MYRCENE
OXYPEUCEDANIN
TRIDECANOLIDE
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
ALPHA-TERPINOLENE
BETA-MYRCENE
BETA-SELINENE
CIS-4-ETHOXY-PIN-2-ENE
CIS-THUJENOL
GAMMA-TERPINEOL
ISOLEUCINE
LINOLEIC-ACID
LINOLEIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
LINOLENIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
LUTEIN
MYRISTIC-ACID
NONAN-1-AL
NONAN-2-ONE
OCTADEC-9-EN-18-OLIDE
OCTADECAN-1-OL
OCTAN-1-AL
OLEIC-ACID
OLEIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
OSTHENOL
OXYPEUCIDANIN
OXYPEUCIDANIN-HYDRATE
OXYPEUCIDANIN-METHANOLATE
P-MENTH-CIS-2-EN-1-OL
P-MENTH-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL
PALMITIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
PENTADECAN-1-AL
QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE
ROSIFOLIOL
SCOPOLETIN
SPATHULENOL
STEARIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
TERPINENOL
TETRADECAN-1-AL
TETRADECAN-1-OL-ACETATE
THUJOPSENE
TRANS-4-ETHOXY-PIN-2-ENE
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL-ACETATE
TRANS-VERBENOL-ACETATE
TRANS-VERBENOL-ISOVALERATE
TRIDECAN-1-OL
TRYPTOPHAN
TYROSINE
UNDEC-5-EN-3-YNE
VALINE
VIOLAXANTHIN
ZEAXANTHIN
(+)-LIMONENE
(+)-OXYPEUCEDANIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

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taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

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