Sweetness beyond Desserts: The Cultural, Symbolic, and Botanical History of Angelica (Angelica archangelica) in the Nordic Region

Abstract

Hayward and Kelley 2010). Examples of such ethnobotanical work include the study of bi-directional domestication of humans and wheat (Barnes 2016), people-plant kin relationships (Miller 2019), and communication between people and plants being mediated by chemosensory queues (Daly and Shepard 2019). These journeys take place through a reciprocal process of sensation forged by shared relationships across time that shape all species' genetics and behavior (Hayward 2010).It is through sensation that many interspecies relationships are built. Sensation is bound to the properties of the sensory organs; organisms living in the same place and time may perceive completely different worlds (Stevens 2013), yet sensation acts as the practical medium for cohabitant relationships. Exploring the sensory is key to addressing human-environment inter-

Biological and Chemical Diversity of Angelica archangelica L.—Case Study of Essential Oil and Its Biological Activity

“…If the flowering stem is gathered before flowering and seed maturation, the plant's lifetime is prolonged (perennial). When damaged, the whole plant emits a strong aromatic scent, which could be described as terpenic, fresh, celeriac, and sweet [2][3][4]8,[20][21][22].…”

“…The correlation analysis was performed to investigate the similarities in the active compound content of the different A. archangelica root samples (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20), and the results are visually displayed in Figure 1. The darker blue color of the circles, which shows the two samples' relation, presents a stronger correlation between these samples, i.e., the more pronounced similarity in the active compound content.…”

“…In one sample from Iceland, the dominant compound was α-pinene, with 41.4%, followed by bicyclogermacrene (11.9%) [69]. The correlation analysis was performed to investigate the similarities in the active compound content of the different A. archangelica seed (fruit) essential oils (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), and the results are visually displayed in Figure 4.…”

“…), garden angelica, or The Root of the Holy Ghost, is a well-known medicinal plant with doubtful native range, but best known as Norwegian angelica. Distribution is limited to the northern temperate region of Europe, from Northern Fennoscandia to Eastern Siberia, and the natural habitat of this plant extends up to the Himalayas, while it is cultivated in most other regions [1][2][3]. It mostly grows in moist places in the mountains and in mountain valleys.…”

Iconic Arable Weeds: The Significance of Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), and Field Larkspur (Delphinium consolida) in Hungarian Ethnobotanical and Cultural Heritage

“…Although sacred plants [ 20 ], magical herbs [ 21 , 22 ], ritual [ 23 ] and long-lived [ 24 ] trees, antique fruits [ 25 ], peculiar food plants [ 26 ], and orchids [ 27 , 28 ] are frequently subjects of ethno-cultural botanical studies, very few studies focus on arable weed species with cultural significance [ 17 , 18 , 19 ]. The three weed species in the focus of this paper were introduced to Central Europe as archaeophytes [ 29 ] and their remains were found in archaeological sites, also in the Carpathian Basin, from the Copper Age until early modern times [ 30 , 31 , 32 ].…”