Family: Apiaceae
Mongolian name: Egel gonid, Ziira, Ziraa
English name: Caraway
Collection Number: 21
Although introduced widely in North America and Northern Africa, the native range of Carum carvi is temperate Eurasia. In Mongolian it is known as Egel gonid, Ziira, or Ziraa, and caraway, meridian fennel, or Persian cumin. It is a perennial herb, up to 70 cm tall, used frequently as a seasoning, as well as a heating influence in traditional Tibetan medicine. The fruit is used in Mongolia for the treatment of nervous diseases, tumors, eye diseases, bronchial phlegm, inflammation, and stomach disorders, as well as in a minimum of 30 prescriptions. The bioactive compounds are spasmolytic, mucolitic, and antibacterial, as well as having a laxative effect.
Citations
“Carum carvi L.”. 2023. GBIF Secretariat. Accessed July. https://www.gbif.org/species/3034714.
“Carum carvi.” 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed July. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839677-1/images.
Medicinal Plants in Mongolia. 2013. World Health Organization: Western Pacific Region (World Health Organization).
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