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Botanical Name |
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Ammi majus Linn. |
English
Name |
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Greater Ammi |
Family |
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Apiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect, branching annual herb, up to 1.5 m in height, sometimes grown as a winter ornamental. Leaves oblong, 6-20 cm long (excluding petiole), broad ternate or pinnate: leaflets lanceolate, obtuse to acute; flowers white in loose compound umbels; fruits oblong, 1.5-2.0 mm long and 1 mm or less broad. |
| Herb Effects |
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Induces photosensitization (fruit); Contraceptive, diuretic and tonic (Seed) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ammoidin, ammedin and majudin (fruit); quercetin (leaves); 5-methoxy-psoralen, 8-methoxy-psoralen, angelicin, furocoumarin, isorhamnetin, khellin, luteolin, luteolin-7-glucoside, oleic acid, palmitic acid, pimpinellin, umbelliferone, xanthotoxol (plant); bergapten, heraclenin, imperatorin, isoimperatorin, isopimpinellin, isoquercetin, oxupeucedanin, tannin, xanthotoxin (seed) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ammoidin |
298-81-7 |
Not Available |
C12H8O4 |
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| Majudin |
484-20-8 |
Not Available |
C12H8O4 |
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| Furocoumarin |
66-97-7 |
Not Available |
C11H6O3 |
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| Isopimpinellin |
482-27-9 |
Not Available |
C13H10O5 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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| 5-Methoxypsoralen |
484-20-8 |
Not Available |
C12H8O4 |
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| 8-Methoxypsoralen |
298-81-7 |
Not Available |
C12H8O4 |
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| Angelicin |
523-50-2 |
Not Available |
C11H6O3 |
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| Furocoumarin |
66-97-7 |
Not Available |
C11H6O3 |
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| Isorhamnetin |
480-19-3 |
3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
phenyl)-chromen-7-on
e |
C16H12O7 |
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| Khellin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C14H12O5 |
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| Luteolin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one |
C15H10O6 |
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| Luteolin-7-glucoside |
5373-11-5 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4-hydroxy-7-[3,4
,5-trihydroxy-6-(hyd
roxymethyl
)oxan-2-
yl]oxy-chromen-5-one |
C21H20O11 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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| Pimpinellin |
131-12-4 |
Not Available |
C13H10O5 |
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| Umbelliferone |
93-35-6 |
2-hydroxychromen-7-o
ne |
C9H6O3 |
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| Xanthotoxol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C11H6O4 |
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| Bergapten |
484-20-8 |
Not Available |
C12H8O4 |
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| Heraclenin |
2880-49-1 |
Not Available |
C16H14O5 |
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| Imperatorin |
70102-00-0 |
Not Available |
C16H14O4 |
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| Isoimperatorin |
482-45-1 |
Not Available |
C16H14O4 |
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| Isoquercetin |
482-35-9 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-chromen-7
-one |
C21H20O12 |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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| Xanthotoxin |
298-81-7 |
Not Availbale |
C12H8O4 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In leukoderma and psoriasis (plant decoction); in asthma and angina (Seed infusion); in toothache (Seed decoction) |
| Contraindication |
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The sap may bring about a skin rash or irritation that can be very serious and painful. The photoactive compounds from Ammi can cause blistering to normal skin when exposed to the sun. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Singab AN. Acetylated flavonol triglycosides from Ammi majus L. Phytochemistry 1998 Dec;49(7):2177-80. |
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