Review of the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of giant fennel (Ferula communis L. subsp. communis)

• Published in: Iranian journal of basic medical sciences Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 1050 - 1062
• Main Authors: Akaberi, Maryam, Iranshahy, Milad, Iranshahi, Mehrdad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Anticoagulant; Ferula communis L; Review; Sesquitepene coumarins; Sesquiterpenes; Toxicity; Anticoagulant; Ferula communis L; Toxicity; Sesquiterpenes; Sesquitepene coumarins

Ferula communis L., subsp. communis, namely giant fennel, has extensively been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments. Fresh plant materials, crude extracts and isolated components of F. communis showed a wide spectrum of in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties including a...