DESCRIPTION
It is dainty, white flowered umbelliferous
annual about 18 inches high, with secondary feather-like leaflets of bright
green.
HERBAL APPLICATION
It serves as carminative and pectoral, good
for cough and dry cough where expectoration is difficult.
It was used as form of lozenges.
The seeds were used for smoking to promote
expectoration.
Volatile oil has beneficial action on the
bronchial tubes.
It
is good remedy for bronchitis and spasmodic asthma.
Oil with hot water is immediate palliative.
Used for infantile catarrh.
It is good remedy to prevent falling
sickness (epilepsy).
It was used to prevent hiccups.
It served as stimulant and carminative.
Found to have ability to get rid of
flatulent and colic.
It
diminished the griping of purgative medicines.
Found to be of use for the prevention of
convulsion.
The oil has preventive ability against
insects.
It
served as good antiseptic.
It
was used for indigestion and troubled stomach.
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