Khella is a bitter yet aromatic member of the same plant family as carrots and parsley. The plant grows erect to three feet (one meter), bearing wispy leaves and clusters of small white flowers. In late summer, it produces tiny fruits picked before they ripened for use in herbal preparations. Native to North Africa, Khella appeared in Egyptian medicine as much as 4,000 years ago in formulas to treat kidney stones.
Khella has been purported to combat spasms in the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels, bronchial airways, and other tubes and ducts, making it useful in treating angina, asthma, atherosclerosis, and kidney stones. It has also been suggested that it may improve heart muscle circulation and give a mild boost to the heart's pumping action.
Benefits of Khella for specific health conditions include the following;
Source: Balch, Phyllis A. “Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition.” A Practical a-To-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs and Food Supplements, Penguin Books, 2010.
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