canda :

Angelica archangelica Inflorescence Photograph by: H. Zell

Definition

Archangelica comes from the Greek word "arkhangelos" (=arch-angel), due to the belief that it was the archangel Michael who told of its use as a medicine

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: canda, phalachoura, taskara, kitava, krodhana, pishuna, gouri, shankhinika, shathi, douhkuleya-dushkula

Archangelica comes from the Greek word arkhangelos (=arch-angel), due to the myth that it was the angel Gabriel who told of its use as a medicine. In Finnish it is called vainonputki, in Kalaallisut kuanneq, in Sami fadnu, boska, and rassi, in English garden angelica, in German arznei-engelwurz, in Dutch grote-engelwortel, in Persian gol-par, in Swedish kvanne, in Norwegian kvann, in Danish kvan, in Icelandic hvonn, and in Faroese it has the name hvonn