ANGELICA {ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA) – GENERAL INFORMATION
The fresh plant extract has a marvellous effect on the digestion, helping to overcome loss of appetite, irritation of the stomach lining and also stomach cramps. For these complaints, take ten drops in a little water three times a day, half an hour before meals. Moreover, it is excellent for bronchial and deep-seated catarrh if a few drops are taken with a little honey once an hour.
The seeds of angelica are also used. For example, a liqueur can be made from them. And here is the recipe for the genuine angelica liqueur known as ‘Vespetro’:
Grind all the seeds together in a mill or crush in a mortar, put in a bottle and add 200 g (8 fl. oz) of pure alcohol. After eight days strain the mixture through muslin or cotton wool and mix it with a solution of 1-1.5 litres (2Óã pints) of water to which 500 g (lib) sugar (preferably grape sugar) has been added. And there you have it!
There, is no better or more pleasant remedy for digestive upsets or flatulence. Let us imagine a monastery in the Middle Ages. There the monks would enjoy a glass of this golden drink before appearing for duty in the morning. Late in the evening a guest arriving with an upset or chilled stomach would be given a glass of ‘Vespe-tro’, and just a small sip would have a quicker and better effect than any of today’s chemical liquids or tablets.
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