Spasmolytic Potential of Some Medicinal Plants Belonging to Family Umbelliferae: A Review

Abstract

Gastrointestinal spasm is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in infants. An herbal product is safe and effective gastrointestinal remedy to fight against various gastrointestinal problems. Polyherbal products are in use for the treatment of gastrointestinal problems since ancient time. Current era has witnessed an interest in homemade remedies. A large number of modern drugs have been developed from plants. The objective of this review is to provide a consolidated report on traditional uses and spasmolytic activities of some medicinal plants of umbelliferae family viz. Anethum graveolens, Apium graveolense, Foeniculum vulgare, Cuminum cyminum , Pimpinella anisum, Coriandrum sativum and Trachyspermum ammi have been extensively used for various gastrointestinal problems. Gastrointestinal spasm treatment is most common application of these plants oils.

Nephroprotective Effect of Aqueous Extract of Pimpinella anisum in Gentamicin Induced Nephrotoxicity in Wistar Rats

“…Pimpinella anisum L. (anise, aniseed), a plant belonging to the umbelliferae family, is an age old medicinal plant. 18 Aniseed, a native of the Eastern Mediterranean region, is grown to a small extent in India as a culinary herb. 19 They are also used as an important raw material for pharmaceutics, perfumery, food and cosmetic industries.…”

“…21 In folk medicine, pimpinella species have been used as appetizing, hypnotic, expectorant, hepatoprotective, carminative, aromatic, disinfectant, and galactagogue. 18,22 Various other pharmacological properties attributed to this plant include antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant, hypoglycemic, hypolipedaemic as well as different effects on gastrointestinal system. 18 In recent years much attention has been devoted to natural antioxidants and their association with health benefits.…”

Anticonvulsant Activity of Hydroalcoholic Phoenix dactylifera Fruit Extract and Pimpinella anisum Oil in Mice

“…Pimpinella anisum L or anise belongs to Umbelliferae family. It was first cultivated in the eastern Mediterranean region and south-west Asia (Shojaii and Fard, 2012), but was brought to Europe for its medicinal value, There are plenty of published researches describing medicinal and pharmacological activities of Pimpinella anisum such as antibacterial (Al-Bayati, 2008), antioxidant (Iyer and Andallu, 2015), analgesic/anti-inflammatory (Tas et al, 2006), muscle relaxant (Tirapelli et al, 2007), nephroprotective (Aiswarya et al, 2018), hepatoprotective (Jamshidzadeh et al, 2015) and spasmolytic effect (Saini et al, 2014).…”

Quantitative Evaluation of Induced Macromutants in Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare Mill.)

“…Besides using it as spice in culinary art, it is also used in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products 1 . The essential oil of fennel has a valuable antioxidant [2][3][4][5][6] , antimicrobial [4][5][6][7][8][9] , antispasmodic 10 , anticancerous [11][12][13] , antidiabetic 14 , antithrombotic 15 , hepatoprotective 16 , even memory enhancing 17 activity. The diuretic, anti-inflammatory 18 , analgesic 18 effects of fennel are well known for centuries in folk medicine.…”