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.



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