Plant Details

Accepted name:: Visnaga daucoides Gaertn. [Apiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ammeos visnagae fructus	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
ammi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
ammi visnaga	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
ammi visnaga fruit	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
ammi visnagae fructus	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ammi-visnaga-früchte	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
bachnikha	Other	Phenolics in Moroccan Med. Pl. Spp. (Mouhajir et al., 2001)
bastiāj	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
bedr el-xila	Other	Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
besnika	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bisagna	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bischofskraut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
bishop's weed	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bishop’s weed	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
bisnaga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. in N Peru (Revene et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
bisnagueira	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bithr khilla	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
bizr alkhilla	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
diş kürdanı	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
escuradentis	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
fructus ammi visnagae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
fruit de khella	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
gangahai	Other	Med. Pl. in Mountainous Chail Valley, Pakistan (Ahmad et al., 2014)
herbe aux cure dents	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
herbe aux cure-dents	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
herbe aux gencives	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
hultan	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
kella	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kella balady	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
khalāl-dandān	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
khella	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
khellakraut	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
khelâl dandâne	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
khilal	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
khilla	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
khilla baladi	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
khull	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
kulla	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
large bullwort	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lesser bishop's weed	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lesser bishop's-weed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lesser bishops weed	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
lesser bishop’s-weed	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
nunha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
owoc keli	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
paashaanabhedi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pick tooth	Other	Healing Potential of Med. Pl., Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2000) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015)
pick-tooth	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
saq alaroos	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
sewak en-nabi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
sowak alnabi	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
spairkai	Other	Marketing of Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
spanish carrot	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
sperkai	Other	Med. Pl. in Mountainous Chail Valley, Pakistan (Ahmad et al., 2014)
tabellaout	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
tandpetarsilja	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
to xeltan	Other	Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
toompick ammi	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
tooth pick	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
toothpick ammi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
toothpick plant	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
toothpick-plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
toothpickplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
toothpickweed	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
visnaga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
visnaga commune	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
visnagueira	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
viznaga	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
xeltan	Other	Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
zahnstocher-ammei	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
zahnstocherammeifrucht	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
zahnstocherkraut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
بستیباج	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ةلخ	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
خلال دندان	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
‫خلة‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Seeds, rays of umbel		Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
fruit		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Semen		Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
fruit	dried ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Fruit		Marketing of Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003)
Aerial parts		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Fruits		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Fruit and flower		Med. Pl. in Mountainous Chail Valley, Pakistan (Ahmad et al., 2014)
Leaf, Fruit		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Seed, leaf, fruit		Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
Seed		Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
flowers		Phenolics in Moroccan Med. Pl. Spp. (Mouhajir et al., 2001)
Fruits, seeds		Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015)
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 13 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 462 (1779).
Daucus visnaga L. Sp. Pl.: 242 (1753).
Ammi dilatatum St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 119 (1880).
Ammi visnaga var. hybernonis Sennen Diagn. Nouv.: 117 (1936).
Ammi visnaga var. longibracteatum Zohary Fl. Palaestina 2: 459 (1972).
Ammi visnaga var. paui Sennen Diagn. Nouv.: 116 (1936).
Apium visnaga (L.) Crantz Cl. Umbell. Emend.: 104 (1767).
Carum visnaga (L.) Koso-Pol. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou, n.s., 29: 198 (1915 publ. 1916).
Daucus gingidium L. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 113 (1830), not validly publ.
Daucus laevis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 162 (1796).
Selinum visnaga (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 12: 44 (1904).
Sium visnaga (L.) Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 106 (1812).
Visnaga vera Raf. New Fl. 4: 28 (1838).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ammi visnaga	Marketing of Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.	Checklist of Korean Cult. Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Healing Potential of Med. Pl., Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2000) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Herbs Israel (Said et al., 2002) Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Mountainous Chail Valley, Pakistan (Ahmad et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in N Peru (Revene et al., 2008) Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pl. Used by Inhabitants of Ajloun, Jordan (Al-Quran, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. Fl. Fl. Franc.	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
Ammi visnaga (L.) Lamarck	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ammi visnaga (L.)Lam.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ammi visnaga (Linn.) Lam	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Ammi visnaga L. Lam.	Med. Pl. in N Israel (Dafnia et al., 1984)
Ammi visnaga L. lam.	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
Ammi visnaga Lam.	Phenolics in Moroccan Med. Pl. Spp. (Mouhajir et al., 2001) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Ammi visnaga Lamk.	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Daucus visnaga L.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Visnaga daucoides Gaertn.	Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2022 (WHO-UMC, 2022) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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