Plant Ammi visnaga (Apiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Visnaga

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
Candidistat	1	Duke, 1992 *
Capillarigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective	2	Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic	4	Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
Cardiodepressant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Carminative	2	Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Catabolic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cicatrizant	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant	2	Duke, 1992 *
COMP-Inhibitor	1	Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
COMT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant	1	R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Copper-Chelator	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic	4	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant	1	Martindale's 28th
COX-2-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *