Therapeutic effects of Ammi Majus: A review study

Background: The Medicinal use of plants in many countries of the world, including former Iran, has a long history. In most developed countries, traditional medicine has been supported by the government in various dimensions And it has assumed a large share of providing people's health in the country's health system. Methods: This review study was conducted with the keywords "Ammi majus, bishop's weed, lady's lace, vaye, white flower, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and cytotoxic, vitiligo, psoriasis" with the aim of investigating the therapeutic effects of Ammi majus. And based on the results of the studies reviewed in this article, Ammi majus can be used therapeutically with its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects, as well as its effectiveness in the treatment of vitiligo. To extract articles, databases PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct were searched. Results: Today, in the world, there is a greater desire to use medicinal plants due to their antimicrobial, antioxidant properties and having fewer side effects than chemical compounds. Conclusion: Ammi Majus has been used since ancient times in the medical system of different countries such as Egypt, Oman, and Iraq as a herbal medicine to treat psoriasis, tinea, and vitiligo, and to regulate menstruation and as a diuretic.

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Keywords: Ammi majus seed ، Antioxidant ، Analgesics ، coumarins ، Anti-Inflammatories