Ammi majus

Ammi majus
Ammi majus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Ammi
Species:	A. majus
Binomial name
Ammi majus L.
Synonyms
Aethusa ammi Spreng. Ammi boeberi Hell. ex Hoffm. Ammi broussonetii DC. Ammi cicutifolium Willd. ex Schult. Ammi elatum Salisb. Ammi glaucifolium L. Ammi intermedium DC. Ammi pauciradiatum Hochst. ex A.Rich. Ammi pumilum (Brot.) DC. Anethum pinnatum Ruiz & Pav. ex Urban Apium ammi Crantz nom. illeg. Apium ammi-maius Crantz Apium candollei M.Hiroe Apium petraeum Crantz Apium pumilum (Brot.) Calest. nom. illeg. Carum majus (L.) Koso-Pol. Cuminum aethiopicum Royle Cuminum regium Royle Daucus glaber Parsa nom. illeg. Daucus parsae M.Hiroe Selinum ammoides E.H.L. Krause Sison pumilum Brot.

Ammi majus—commonly called bishop's weed,false bishop's weed,bullwort,greater ammi,lady's lace,Queen Anne's lace or laceflower—is a plant originating in the Nile River Valley which has white lace-like flower clusters. It is a member of the carrot (Apiaceae) family.

A. majus contains large amounts of the chemicals furanocoumarin, xanthotoxin, and bergapten. The furanocoumarin can cause phytophotodermatitis and hyperpigmentation. In India, A. majus is cultivated for the furancoumarins which are used to treat vitiligo and psoriasis.

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