Ammi visnaga

Ammi visnaga
Family:Ammi visnaga; Antiasthmatic; Diuretic; Lithontripic; Vasodilator.
Common name:Visnaga
Visnaga is an effective muscle relaxant and has been used for centuries to alleviate the excruciating pain of kidney stones. Modern research has confirmed the validity of this traditional use. Visnagin contains khellin from which particularly safe pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of asthma have been made. The seeds are diuretic and lithontripic. They contain a fatty oil that includes the substance 'khellin'. This has been shown to be of benefit in the treatment of asthma. Taken internally the seeds have a strongly antispasmodic action on the smaller bronchial muscles they also dilate the bronchial urinary and blood vessels without affecting blood pressure. The affect last for about 6 hours and the plant has practically no side effects. The seeds are used in the treatment of asthma angina coronary arteriosclerosis and kidney stones. By relaxing the muscles of the urethra visnaga reduces the pain caused by trapped kidney stones and helps ease the stone down into the bladder. The seeds are harvested in late summer before they have fully ripened and are dried for later use.

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