Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and biological properties of Ammoides pusilla (Brot.) Breistr: a comprehensive review

Zineb Lahboub; Adil El Yadini; Meryem El Yadini; Hicham Harhar; Hamza Bentaleb; Badr Eddine Kartah; Hanae El Monfalouti; Mohammed Amanullah; Learn Han Lee; Abdelkbir Bellaouchou; Abdelhakim Bouyahya; Mohamed Tabyaoui

doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2025.08.001

Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and biological properties of Ammoides pusilla (Brot.) Breistr: a comprehensive review

Zineb Lahboub
, Adil El Yadini
, Meryem El Yadini
, Hicham Harhar
, Hamza Bentaleb
, Badr Eddine Kartah
, Hanae El Monfalouti
, Mohammed Amanullah
, Learn Han Lee^*
, Abdelkbir Bellaouchou
, Abdelhakim Bouyahya^*
, Mohamed Tabyaoui

^*Corresponding author for this work

CBI Life Science and Healthcare Centre

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Ammoides pusilla , a member of the Apiaceae family, is a plant with significant medicinal potential, it has been used in traditional practices to treat various health issues like diabetes, fever, cold, respiratory and genital diseases. This review aims to explore its ethnobotanical uses, phytochemical composition, and pharmacological properties based on articles from Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, ResearchGate, and Scopus databases. Scientific studies have revealed the therapeutic potential of Ammoides pusilla, attributed to its rich content of phenolic compounds and terpenes, notably thymol, carvacrol, p-cymene and γ-terpinene. Evidence suggests its efficacy against oxidative stress, microbial infections, diabetes and may even have antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects. However, further research is needed to understand the action mechanisms and conduct comprehensive toxicity assessments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-259
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2025.08.001
Publication status	Published - May 2026

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Ammoides pusilla
Biological properties
Chemical composition
Essential oil
Review

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Lahboub, Z., El Yadini, A., El Yadini, M., Harhar, H., Bentaleb, H., Kartah, B. E., El Monfalouti, H., Amanullah, M., Lee, L. H., Bellaouchou, A., Bouyahya, A., & Tabyaoui, M. (2026). Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and biological properties of Ammoides pusilla (Brot.) Breistr: a comprehensive review. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 16(3), 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2025.08.001

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