Biochemical rationale for the use of Angelica archangelica L. in the monastery practice
AUTHORS : Kudashkina N.V. | Bashirova R.M. | Shakirova F.A. | Galkin E.G. | Mustafin A.G.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education “Bashkir State Medical University”, Ufa
YEAR : 2015
RESUME Angelica (s. Angelica) Medicinal Angelica archangelica – medicinal and spicy flavoring plant grown for centuries in the gardens of the Orthodox and Catholic monasteries. In the Middle Ages angelica regarded as a universal antidote and a cure. Experiences of our ancestors showed the effectiveness of
this plant for the treatment of infectious diseases, gynecological, gastrointestinal, and other diseases. However, the composition of the plant is poorly understood. With this in mind, we carried out the identification of the components of essential oils and alcoholic extracts of roots and
leaves of angelica by gas chromatography using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer Thermo Finnigan. The total content of coumarins in angelica root was 1.09%. Coumarin compounds (derivatives imperatorin, etc.) were identified in leaf extract. The roots contain
angelicin, methoxsalen, bergapten, osthol and oroselone with antiviral and antitumor activity.