Chemical and biological potential of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. and Apium graveolens L.: A review (1963-2020)

Ahmed, Shereen Sayed Taha; Fahim, John; Abdelmohsen, Usama Ramadan

doi:10.21608/jabps.2021.55949.1115

Chemical and biological potential of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. and Apium graveolens L.: A review (1963-2020)

Document Type : Review Articles

Authors

¹ Department of pharmacognosy, faculty of pharmacy, Minia university

² Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt

³ Department of Pharmacognosy, faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt

10.21608/jabps.2021.55949.1115

Abstract

Medicinal plants have a vital role in our life, providing us with a variety of secondary metabolites with varied chemical structures and biological activities. Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. and Apium graveolens L. are common traditional plant species that have long been used for the prevention and treatment of several health problems. Both A. visnaga and A. graveolens belong to the carrot family, Apiaceae or Umbelliferae and showed different groups of natural compounds, such as coumarins, furanochromones, flavonoids and essential oils. In view of that, the current review describes various classes of chemical constituents identified so far from these medicinal species, together with their valued pharmacological and therapeutic effects.

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