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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitoxoplasmotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 7 Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990.
Antitussive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivaricose 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiviral 5 Duke, 1992 *