Author/Authors :
El Jabboury ، Zineb Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environmental Engineering - Faculty of Science and Technology - Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University , Bentaib ، Rachid Laboratory of Soil and Environmental Microbiology - Faculty of Science - University Moulay iSmail , Stevanovic ، Zora Dajic Faculty of Agriculture - University of Belgrade , Ousaaid ، Driss Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modeling, Health and Quality of Life - Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz - Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University , Benjelloun ، Meryem Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environmental Engineering - Faculty of Science and Technology - Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University , El Ghadraoui ، Lahsen Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environmental Engineering - Faculty of Science and Technology - Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
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.
Keywords :
Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam , Antioxidant activities , Biological effects , Ethnobotanical uses , Pharmacological uses , Phytochemistry
