Selinum tenuifolium Salisb.

 
  • Family : APIACEAE
    (Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Angelica carvifolia (L.) Vill.; Athamanta carvifolia (L.) Weber; Carum sulcatum Steud.; Carvi sulcatum Bernh.; Cnidium carvifolium (L.) M.Bieb.; Laserpitium selinoides Scop.; Ligusticum carvifolia Caruel; Mylinum carvifolium (L.) Gaudin; Oreoselinum pseudocarvifolium Hoffm.; Peucedanum cuneifolium Vill. ex Steud.; Selinon carvifolium (L.) St.-Lag.; Selinum acutangulum Gilib.; Selinum angulatum Lam.; Selinum membranaceum Vill.; Selinum pseudocarvifolia All.; Selinum seguirei Baumg.; Selinum tenuifolium Salisb.; Seseli carvifolia L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Selinum carvifolium (L.) L.
  • Common name : The plant has several medicinal uses. The root is regarded as a nerve sedative. The volatile oil from the roots contains an acetylene compound, which is used as a medicine in mental disorder. The oil possesses antibacterial and analgesic properties. It is used in the treatment of leucoderma and psoriasis. The root powder mixed with honey is useful in cough and asthma. The roots of the plant also possess a sweet and musky odour and are employed as incense. The plant has culinary uses as well. A pinch of powdered, dried roots is used as a spice to add flavour to the local dishes. The leaves are crushed and used to make chutney. Another frequent use of the roots is in the preparation of local liquor called ‘dheli’. The leaves of the plant are regarded as a nutritious fodder for sheep and goats. It is used in Ayurvedic formulations as well as in Homeopathy. The root powder when taken with honey is useful in cough and asthma. It is also used as a fodder for sheep.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : The species is found in alpine and sub-alpine regions with open, grassy slopes under dry, moist conditions in association with certain species like Angelica glauca and Polygonum spp. The plant is common in temperate and alpine moist pastures and occurs at
  • Key identification features : It is an erect, tall, glabrous, hairy and perennial herb with biennial tubers and a 1-1.5 m high hollow stem with a fibrous base. The leaves are 10-20 cm long with much divided linear leaflets. The ultimate leaflet segments are glabrous and toothed. The flowers are white, polygamous and borne in compound umbels. The fruits are elliptic-ovoid in shape, flattened with ridges and having broad lateral wings
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Dehradun district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. Navendu Page
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Selinum tenuifolium. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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