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Angelica californica
Species Description: A tall, stout very ornamental and aromatic plant with large white flowers, growing to a height of 4 to 6 feet or more. Ithas a smooth, dark purple, hollow stem 1 to 2 inches round. Leaves: The leaves are dark green, divided into three parts, each of which is again divided into three serrated leaflets,sometimes lobed. The lower leaves are larger sometimes 2 feet wide. All leaves have flattened, inward curved,stalks with clasping bases or sheathing to form an elongated bowl which holds water. Roots: The root is branched, from 3 to 6 inches long, thick and fleshy with several small rootless Habitat Description: Perennial/Biennial herb that grows in thickets, bottomlands, moist cool woodlands and stream banks. It requires adeep moist fertile soil in dappled shade. USE: The burning root is used in many sacred ceremonies. Angelica is edible and medicinal, the young shoots areedible in salad or boiled as a pot herb. It has a sweet taste similar to celery. Angelica root, leafstalks and stemsare often candied. The main constituents of Angelica are volatile oils making it useful in the treatment of fevers,colds, coughs, flatulent colic and other stomach disorders. A medicinal infusion is made from stems, seeds, andthe root relieves flatulence. It is a sedative, stomachic and tonic. Angelica is used for obstructed menses andshould not be taken in large quantities by pregnant women. Angelica is a very good tonic herb for women andchildren, the elderly or general debility, it is said to strengthen the heart. Powdered root is said to cause disgust for liquor. It has an antibacterial action, preventing the growth of various bacteria. Externally it is used as a medicinalgargle for sore throats and mouths and as a medicinal poultice for broken bones, swellings, itching and rheumatism.
An infusion of Angelica root, used as a wash for the face, is said to prevent acne.
A powder made from the dried root is used for athletes foot, as well as an insecticide and pesticide.
Harvest Season: Fall
** FIGR information from USDA website collected and compiled in Native Plant Field Guide: Nick Tipon
***Coast Miwok
USE:
Angelica hendersonii,
the young stems are eaten raw. the root is eaten raw as a coldremedy.It is medicine for salt-water or mussel poisoning. The root ismashed, boiled, and the liquid drunk. It works pretty quick and bringsthings out right away. It grows around Sebastapol and Santa Rosa. Angelica spp., This is luck for the deer hunt. The leaves are rubbed on the body sodeer won't scent hunter. Also, luck can be bought and a hunter couldsell a song or knowledge of an amulet (such as a root). The wife canspoil the luck of the root. The root is sucked, pounded, and applied toheal cuts. The root is chewed for treatment of stomach ache.*** Isabel Kelly . 1991. Intervews with Tom Smith and Maria Copa: Isabel Kelly's Ethnographic Notes on the Coast Miwok Indians of Marin and Southern Sonoma Counties, California, edited by Mary E. T. Collier and Sylvia Barker Thalman. MAPOM Occasional Papers No. 6, MAPOM, San Rafael.
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Angelica tomentosa
Map information from the USDA and CALFLORA websites.
Angelica hendersonii
Map information from the USDA and CALFLORA websites.
ANGELICA
SOUTHERNPOMO - ba? cowa
COASTMIWOK - hutuu
KASHAYAPOMO - ba?cowa
Lomatium californicum
Map information from the USDA and CALFLORA websites.
SPECIESDESCRIPTION:
Plant 1–2.5 m, glabrous to sparsely hairy
Leaf 1–12 dm, triangular-ovate, 1-ternatepinnate; leaflets 4–8 cm, lanceolate to oblong, sharply serrate Inflorescence generally glabrous; bracts, bractlets generally 0; rays 15–50, 2–13 cm, unequal, ascending; rays, pedicels webbed at base
Flower: petals, ovary glabrous to minutely hairy
Fruit 6–7 mm, oblong to ovate
Ecology Dry slopes
Elevation 15–1500 m.
Bioregional distribution North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, n Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Francisco Bay Area
Synonyms A. tomentosa var. c. Jeps
Habitat Description: Woody of brushy slopes.
TRADITIONALUSES:
FOOD:The Young green shoots are eaten raw. After the plant leafs out the greens are no longer eaten.
MEDICINAL:A small piece of the root was chewed or held in the mouth to prevent sore throat and bad breath. Pieces of root are boiled to make a strong wash that is used for bathing sores. It is also boiled to make a tea for use in easing menstrual cramps, to regulate menses and to ease discomforts of menopause; for stomach ache; and to relieve a cold.
Misc:A spiritual healer smoked shavings from the root when doctoring. While singing, singers held a piece of root in their mouths to prevent hoarseness and rawness of throat. The root is also carried and/or hung in homes for protection. To the Kashaya Pomo this is one of the most important plants because of its many different uses.
Harvest Season: Shoots: Spring, Roots: When the leaves dry off in mid or late Summer.
* Kashaya information from Violet Chappell, Vivian Wilder, Eric Wilder and Kashaya Pomo Plants: Jennie Goodrich, Claudia Lawson and Vana Parrish Lawson.
Angelica californica
Species Description:
PlantA tall, stout very ornamental and aromatic plant with large white flowers, growing to a height of 4 to 6 feet or more. It has a smooth, dark purple, hollow stem 1 to 2 inches round.
Leaves: The leaves are dark green, divided into three parts, each of which is again divided into three serrated leaflets,
sometimes lobed. The lower leaves are larger sometimes 2 feet wide. All leaves have flattened, inward curved,stalks with clasping bases or sheathing to form an elongated bowl which holds water. Roots: The root is branched, from 3 to 6 inches long, thick and fleshy with several small rootless Habitat Description: Perennial/Biennial herb that grows in thickets, bottomlands, moist cool woodlands and stream banks. It requires adeep moist fertile soil in dappled shade. 