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Plant Ammi visnaga (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Visnaga
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-METHYL-5,8-DIMETHOXY-FURANO-(4',5',6,7)-CHROMONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4'-DIHYDROXY-3',4'-DIHYDROSESELIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-CHROMONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PSORALEN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACACETIN 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PYRONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMMIOL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AVISAN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOPYRONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 41 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMONES 0 Flower 11460.0 15900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiaflatoxin 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 3 Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiappetant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 3 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antibacterial 15 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Antibrucellosic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.