Bishop's Weed

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Italian, Dutch, Spanish, French, Iraq, Europe

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Angina Pectoris, Carminative, Digestive, Diuretic

Science studied: 5-[2-(ACETOXY)-3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTOXY]-PSORALEN, O-ALKLY-FUROCOUMARIN, ALLOIMPERATORIN, AMMIDIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Apiaceae

Scientific name: Ammi majus

Common names: Bishop's Weed, Aminek Większy, Ammi eleve, Ammi élevé, Ammi élevé, Grand ammi, Apio Cimarrón, Bischofskraut, Bullwort, Didysis amis, Esgoblys, Espuma de mar, Espuma del Mar, Groot akkerscherm, Große Knorpelmöhre

POWO: 837486-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, French, Iraq, Europe.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Angina Pectoris
• Carminative
• Digestive
• Diuretic
• Leucoderma
• Poison
• Tonic
• Tumor(Uvula)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Italian
• Dutch
• Spanish
• French
• Iraq
• Europe

Documented cultural uses

• Angina Pectoris
• Carminative
• Digestive
• Diuretic
• Leucoderma
• Poison
• Tonic
• Tumor(Uvula)
• Bronchial-Asthma
• Stomachic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Angina Pectoris · Elsewhere · "
• Carminative · Italian · "
• Digestive · Dutch · "
• Diuretic · Spanish · "
• Diuretic · French · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Leucoderma · Iraq · "
• Poison · Iraq · "
• Tonic · Dutch · "
• Tonic · Elsewhere · "
• Tumor(Uvula) · Europe · "
• Carminative · Elsewhere · "
• Bronchial-Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Stomachic · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Ammi majus as a New Natural Host of Bean Common Mosaic Virus · 2026 source ↗
• The first complete genome sequence of Ammi majus latent virus from the new natural host culantro. · 2026 source ↗
• Ammi visnaga (Visnaga daucoides) & Ammi majus as a novel thyrotherapeutic phytoalternative for rat with L-thyroxine-induced hyperthyroidism. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 5-[2-(ACETOXY)-3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTOXY]-PSORALEN
• O-ALKLY-FUROCOUMARIN
• ALLOIMPERATORIN
• AMMIDIN
• AMMIFURIN
• ANGALCIN
• ANGELICIN
• CALCIUM-OXALATE
• CAMESOL
• CAMPESENIN
• CELLULOSE
• DELTOIN
• EO(ASS.)
• FAT
• FURANOCHROMONE
• FUROCOUMARIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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