- Synonym:
-
Daucus visnaga Linn.
Visnaga daucoides Gaertn.
- Family:
-
Umbelliferae; Apiaceae.
- Habitat:
-
Cultivated as a garden ornamental; runs wild at many places in Jammu region.
- English:
-
Khella.
- Folk:
-
Paashaanabhedi (controversial; Bergenia ligulata has been equated with the classical Paashaanabheda).
- Action:
-
Antispasmodic in renal colic, bronchial asthma, whooping cough (used by Unani physicians), vasodilator (in angina pectoris).
- Key application:
-
German Commission E approved the herb on 13 March 1986, but due to information on potential risks, its status was changed to unapproved on 15 April 1994.
Khella contains khellin (1%), visnagin, khellol glycoside, flavonoids, sterols, volatile oil (0.2%). Khellin and visnagin exert a powerful antispasmodic effect on the smaller bronchial muscles, the coronary arteries and on the urinary tubules. Khellin provides relief to asthmatic patients. The drug also relieves painful spasm of stone in kidney and bladder (no more used for expelling kidney...
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Springer-Verlag
About this entry
Cite this entry
Khare, C. (2007). Ammi visnaga (Linn.) Lam. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_105
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_105
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-70637-5
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-70638-2
eBook Packages: MedicineReference Module Medicine