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canda in Ayurveda - Angelica archengelica Linn.

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Angelica archangelica Inflorescence Photograph by: H. Zell

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Umbelliferae
Genus: Angelica
Species: Angelica archangelica


VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Laghu Coraka
English: Holy Ghost, Wild Celery, and Norwegian angelica.
Hindi: Choraka bheda, Dudhachoraa
Urdu: انجلیق
Telugu: అంజెలికా
Tamil: ஆஞ்சலிகா
Malayalam: Njara-ഞറ
Kannada: ಏಂಜೆಲಿಕಾ
Arabic: Hashisha al malik
Spanish: Angelica
Japanese: シシウド, アンゼリカ
Chinese: 当归
French: Angélique, achangélique, herbe du Saint−Espr
German: arznei-engelwurz
Persian: gol-par
Greek: αγγελική


Varities:

In Western herbal medicine, the two most common varieties of Angelica that are used are European Angelica (Angelica archangelica, Angelica officinalis) and American Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea, Angelica spp.).

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