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Plant Ammi visnaga (Apiaceae)

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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticancer 6 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticancer (Prostate) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 2 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.
Anticataract 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
AntiCrohn's 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidiabetic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Wealth of India.
Antidiuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *