ABSTRACT

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9.1 TRADITIONAL USES

Numerous species belong to the genus Pimpinella L., only some of which have been used in medicine. The most widely used species, as a flavor and as a medicament, is P. anisum L., of which the fruits and the essential oil are used. However, most of the biological investigations carried out so far essentially deal with the pharmacological activity and toxicology of the essential oil and of its main component, trans-anethol.