Ammi visanga

Ammi visanga

Botanical name: Ammi Visnaga Lam.

Family : Apiaceae

Common name: Visnaga, Khelle, Khilla, Tooth Pickammi

Habitat : Indigeneous to Egypt, Specially found in Nile data, The Fayoum, The Mediterranean, and the near East. Cultivated widely in South America.

Part used: Fruit

Action

• Vasodilation effect
• Bronchodilatory effect
• Has been used in treatment of Angina Pectoris
• Asthma in conjunction with other drugs.

Inside story

^·          The fruits of Ammi visnaga L. have been used traditionally in Egypt to relieve pain of kidney stone passage by drinking a tea prepared from the crushed or powdered fruits of khella.

·         Khella is also used for respiratory conditions including asthma, bronchitis, cough, and whooping cough.

·          It is also used for cardiovascular disorders including hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, angina, atherosclerosis, and hypercholesterolemia.

·         It is also used for liver and gall bladder disorders, diabetes, and as a diuretic.

·         Topically, khella is used on the skin for vitiligo, psoriasis, patchy hair loss, wound healing, inflammation conditions, and poisonous bites.

References

1. Boerricke W., HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA

2. Clarke, J. H, A DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA

3. Practicalplants.org,. "Filipendula Ulmaria (Meadowsweet) - Practical Plants". N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.

4. Shehab, Abdulla et al. "Ammi Visnaga In Treatment Of Urolithiasis And Hypertriglyceridemia".Pharmacognosy Research 7.4 (2015): 397. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.

Vanachayangkul, P. et al. "An Aqueous Extract Of Ammi Visnaga Fruits And Its Constituents Khellin And Visnagin Prevent Cell Damage Caused By Oxalate In Renal Epithelial Cells". Phytomedicine 17.8-9 (2010): 653-658. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.