An insight of Trachyspermum ammi L.: A comprehensive review on its aromatic and medicinal potential

Trachyspermum ammi L. is one of the key medicinal plant that has been used in traditional system since centuries. The present review compiled the information of T. ammi concerning its ancient medicinal use, botanicals, phytochemical, biologicals and clinical trials. The information tools considered in the manuscript were previous published studies, databases such as Science-Direct, Google scholar, pubmed and some ayurvedic text on T. ammi Besides, diverse bioactives of T. ammi highlighted the confirmation of some lead constituents and these bioactives are responsible for various biological activities such as antibacterial, analgesic, antidiabetic, antiulcer, antiviral and antioxidant. Pharmacological data and clinical study revealed that T. ammi might be a possible plant against the treatment of various diseases. The present review could provide a platform for future investigations of T. ammi by linked the traditional claims with pharmacological action along with bioactives of this plant.