Synonym(s)
Ammi visnaga; Bishop's wort; Toothpick-Ammi; Toothpick cartilage carrot
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The bishop's wort (Ammi visnaga L.), also known as toothpick carrot or toothpick ammei, is a plant species from the umbelliferous family (Apiaceae). It has its distribution area in Eurasia and North Africa and is used as a medicinal plant.
The bishop's wort is a herbaceous plant that grows to a height of up to one meter. The plant produces numerous whitish flowers which are united in larger umbel-shaped inflorescences. Its medically used fruits are 2 to 2.5 millimetres long.
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Ammi visnaga is the parent plant of the khellin-containing Ammeos visnagae fructus.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer