High Am

The high amndt is a annual Plante herbaceous, of the family of the Apiacée S, sometimes cultivated like plants condiment.

Vernacular names

raised amndt, common amndt, officinal amndt, odorless amndt. of: große Knorpelmöhre, großes Am, in: bishop' s-weed, bullwort, be: ameo mayor .

Description

Annual plant of approximately 80 cm, with large Ombelle S of white flowers. Enough common in the South and the West France.

Characteristics

  • reproductive bodies:
    • Standard of inflorescence: ombelle of ombellules
    • distribution of the sexes: Standard hermaphrodite
    • of pollination: entomogame
    • Period of flowering: July at September
  • seed:
    • Standard of fruit: Akène
    • Mode of dissemination: barochore
  • Habitat and distribution:
    • standard Habitat: annual commensales of the cultures acidophiles
    • Surface of distribution: Mediterranean
given according to: Julve, pH., 1998 FF. - Baseflor. Botanical, ecological and chorologic index of the flora of France. Version: April 23rd, 2004.

Uses

The plant has diuretic and stomachic properties. It is cultivated an in the past plant; it is quoted in the Capitulaire De Villis in IXe century.

The seeds contain amndt (or 8-methoxy-psoralene) whose action photosensibilisatrice is used for the treatment of the Vitiligo or of the Psoriasis.

Bad spread enough grass, in particular in the fields of alfalfa and Clover.

See too

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  • Tela Botanica

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