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Ammi majus  Linn.

   

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Botanical Name

:

Ammi majus Linn.

English Name

:

Greater Ammi

Family

:

Apiaceae

 

General Info

Description

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

Induces photosensitization (fruit); Contraceptive, diuretic and tonic (Seed)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

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

Product Categories
Ammoidin 298-81-7 Not Available C12H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Majudin 484-20-8 Not Available C12H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Furocoumarin 66-97-7 Not Available C11H6O3 Click Here To Enlarge
Isopimpinellin 482-27-9 Not Available C13H10O5 Click Here To Enlarge
Quercetin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one
C15H10O7 Click Here To Enlarge
5-Methoxypsoralen 484-20-8 Not Available C12H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge
8-Methoxypsoralen 298-81-7 Not Available C12H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Angelicin 523-50-2 Not Available C11H6O3 Click Here To Enlarge
Furocoumarin 66-97-7 Not Available C11H6O3 Click Here To Enlarge
Isorhamnetin 480-19-3 3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
phenyl)-chromen-7-on
e
C16H12O7 Click Here To Enlarge
Khellin Not Available Not Available C14H12O5 Click Here To Enlarge
Luteolin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one
C15H10O6 Click Here To Enlarge
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 Click Here To Enlarge
Oleic acid 8046-01-3 octadec-9-enoic acid C18H34O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Palmitic acid 66321-94-6 Hexadecanoic acid C16H32O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Pimpinellin 131-12-4 Not Available C13H10O5 Click Here To Enlarge
Umbelliferone 93-35-6 2-hydroxychromen-7-o
ne
C9H6O3 Click Here To Enlarge
Xanthotoxol Not Available Not Available C11H6O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Bergapten 484-20-8 Not Available C12H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Heraclenin 2880-49-1 Not Available C16H14O5 Click Here To Enlarge
Imperatorin 70102-00-0 Not Available C16H14O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Isoimperatorin 482-45-1 Not Available C16H14O4 Click Here To Enlarge
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 Click Here To Enlarge
Tannin 1401-55-4 Not Available C27H22O18 Click Here To Enlarge
Xanthotoxin 298-81-7 Not Availbale C12H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In leukoderma and psoriasis (plant decoction); in asthma and angina (Seed infusion); in toothache (Seed decoction)

Contraindication

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

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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