Phytochemical Constituents, Folk Medicinal Uses, and Biological Activities of Genus Angelica: A Review

Genus Angelica is one of the widely distributed and well-known genera of family Umbelliferae. It is utilized mainly by Chinese and Korean populations especially in their folk medicine. Angelica comprises a lot of medicinally important phytoconstituents such as coumarins, furanocoumarins, flavonoids, essential oils, verbascosides, polysaccharides, etc. Members of this genus play important roles, namely antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-diabetic, skin-whitening, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, and many others. This review draws attention to many species of genus Angelica with much focus on A. dahurica being one of the highly medicinally used species within this genus.

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Genus Angelica, a widely distributed and well-known genus of the Umbelliferae family, is extensively used in Chinese and Korean folk medicine. It contains various medicinally important phytoconstituents such as coumarins, furanocoumarins, flavonoids, essential oils, verbascosides, polysaccharides, etc. The plants of this genus play significant roles in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, skin-whitening, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, and other activities. This review focuses on many species of Genus Angelica, with particular emphasis on A. dahurica, which is highly used for medicinal purposes.