Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.: An overview of phytochemistry and biological functionalities

Subject Areas : Medicinal and Herbal Plants

Zineb El Jabboury ¹ , Rachid Bentaib ² , Zora Dajic Stevanovic ³ , Driss Ousaaid ⁴ , Meryem Benjelloun ⁵ , Lahsen El Ghadraoui ⁶

1 - Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University-Fez, Morocco
2 - Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University Moulay Smail-Meknes, Morocco
3 - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
4 - Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modeling, Health and Quality of Life, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez P.O. Box 3000, Morocco
5 - Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University-Fez, Morocco
6 - Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University-Fez, Morocco

Received: 2023-06-02 Accepted : 2023-09-05 Published : 2023-09-01

Keywords: Phytochemistry, <i>Ammi visnaga</i> (L.) Lam, Biological effects, Ethnobotanical uses, Pharmacological uses, Antioxidant activities,

Abstract :

Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam., (Apiaceae), known as” Bachnikha” or ”Khella” in Morocco, is one of the oldest and most important medicinal herbs native to the Mediterranean region of Asia, Europe, and North Africa. Several studies have reported its importance as a diuretic, antiasthmatic, antipsoriasis, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, vasodilator, and smooth muscle relaxant. These promising and valuable pharmacological effects result from a variety of important natural compounds constituting groups in the plant structure, e.g., γ-pyrones, coumarins, chromones, polyphenols, alkaloids, reducing compounds, cardiac glycosides, catechols, sterols, terpenes, quinones, mucilage, essential oil, C-heterosides, and O-heterosides. Within this framework, the current review was prepared for the first time to cover the phytochemical constituents and various pharmacological and therapeutic impacts of A. visnaga (L.) Lam., aiming to enrich Moroccan traditional knowledge. 

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