An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Angelica archangelica (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Root 10.0 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 678000.0 1.75 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Root Essent. Oil not available 225000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE-8-OL 0 Root 15.0 40.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE-8-OL 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Root 35.0 5890.0 2.20 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Seed 170.0 1500.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Seed Essent. Oil not available 149000.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Root 0.0 6.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 5 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Martindale's 28th
Addictive 1 Science News, 145: 294.
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 10 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 3 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 14 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.