Quick Overview
Ammi Visnaga Ø is considered as an effective muscle relaxant and alleviates pain due to kidney stones. Khellin inhibited vascular smooth muscle contractions in rat aorta induced by noradrenaline; it also relaxed both noradrenaline induced contractile tension in rat aorta smooth muscle and spontaneous contractile activity of rat portal vein with similar potency. Strong antispasmodic. Research on Khellin has resulted in discovery of initial an anti-asthma drug.