| Ammodaucus | |
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| Ammodaucus leucotrichus - MHNT | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Scandiceae |
| Subtribe: | Daucinae |
| Genus: | Ammodaucus Coss. & Dur. |
| Species: | A. leucotrichus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ammodaucus leucotrichus | |
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
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
References
- A guide to medicinal plants in North Africa. IUCN. 2005. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9782831708935.
- 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.