Visnaga

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Iraq, Italian, US, Spain, Spanish, Portugal, German, Mediterranean

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Angina Pectoris, Apertif, Asthma, Bronchial-Asthma

Science studied: ACACETIN, ANTHOCYANIDIN, ARACHIDIC-ACID, ASTRAGALIN

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 visnaga

Common names: Visnaga, Ammi eleve, Bischofskraut, Dantikrapštis amis, Sydlig kongekommen, Toothpick-plant, Toothpickweed, Visnaga comune, Zahnstocher-Ammei, Zahnstocher-Knorpelmöhre, Zahnstocherkraut, bisnaga, bisnagueira, burk, escuradentis, herbe aux cure dents, khella, lesser bishop's-weed

History

The source record documents this plant in Iraq, Elsewhere, Italian, US, Spain, Spanish, Portugal, German and 8 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Angina Pectoris
• Apertif
• Asthma
• Bronchial-Asthma
• Calculus
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Emetic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Iraq
• Elsewhere
• Italian
• US
• Spain
• Spanish
• Portugal
• German
• Mediterranean
• Venezuela
• AR
• AT

Documented cultural uses

• Angina Pectoris
• Apertif
• Asthma
• Bronchial-Asthma
• Calculus
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Emetic
• Gravel
• Kidney
• Leucoderma
• Spasm

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 visnaga (Visnaga daucoides) & Ammi majus as a novel thyrotherapeutic phytoalternative for rat with L-thyroxine-induced hyperthyroidism. · 2026 source ↗
• Repurposing Ammi visnaga Furanocoumarins as Potent Squalene Epoxidase Inhibitors to Disrupt Lipid Metabolism: An Integrated Phytochemical, In Vitro, and In Silico Study. · 2025 source ↗
• Neuroprotective Effects of Ammi visnaga Fruit Hydroalcoholic Extract in a PTZ-Induced Seizure Mouse Model: Emphasis on Neuroinflammatory Pathways. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACACETIN
• ANTHOCYANIDIN
• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• ASTRAGALIN
• AVISAN
• BEHENIC-ACID
• CHROMONES
• COUMARIN
• DELPHINIDIN
• DIHYDROSAMIDIN
• 3',4'-DIHYDROXY-3',4'-DIHYDROSESELIN
• 5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-CHROMONE
• EO
• FLAVONE
• FURANOCHROMONE
• FUROCHROME

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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