PARTS USED: WHOLE PLANT, LEAVES & SEEDS
Usi e proprietà: erba aromatica amaro tonica. Le foglie tritate si usano in modica quantità nelle insalate, nei formaggi freschi, pollame, minestre, verdure, stufati.
The seeds are added to soups, in curry sauces.
Parts used in phytotherapeutic preparations:
fruits (root, plant)
Dominant active principles:
– olio essenziale (limonane, selinene, terpeni vari, ecc.)
– flavonoidi (apiina, isoquercitrina)
– cumarine, furocumarine (tracce di bergaptene)
– acidi organici
– colina
– aminoacidi
– mannitolo
– minerali
Tropism towards organs and systems:
digestive system, urinary system, excretory system
Properties:
– aromatizzante, eupeptica
- carminative
– diuretica (frutti, radice)
– emmenagoga
– sedativa
– depurativa
Beneficial activities on the organism:
– migliora la digestione
– diminuisce i gas intestinali
– facilita la regolarità intestinale
– azione diuretica e depurativa
– adiuvante nei dolori reumatici
– stimola la mestruazione
Undesirable effects associated with high dosages:
high doses (particularly of essential oil) may cause skin photosensitisation or aggravation of kidney problems; allergy in predisposed individuals
Use as a curative remedy (main pharmaceutical forms, consult an expert for dosages):
– Infuso (frutti, radice)
- Essential Oil
- Fluid Extract
- Mother Tincture