Ammodaucus leucotrichus is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae and the sole member of the genus Ammodaucus. It is endemic to northern Africa, including the Canary Islands.[1]

Ammodaucus
Ammodaucus leucotrichus - MHNT
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Daucinae
Genus: Ammodaucus
Coss. & Dur.
Species:
A. leucotrichus
Binomial name
Ammodaucus leucotrichus

In Morocco, the plant is known as kammūn ṣūfī ("wooly cumin"), and is used medicinally in teas and compresses to treat a variety of ailments, including snake bites and respiratory ailments.[2]

References

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  1. ^ A guide to medicinal plants in North Africa. IUCN. 2005. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9782831708935.
  2. ^ Mouhajir, F.; Hudson, J. B.; Rejdali, M.; Towers, G. H. N. (2001-01-01). "Multiple Antiviral Activities of Endemic Medicinal Plants Used by Berber Peoples of Morocco". Pharmaceutical Biology. 39 (5): 364–374. doi:10.1076/phbi.39.5.364.5892. ISSN 1388-0209.