Pleurospermum angelicoides

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

An annual herb. It grows to about 1 m high. The leaves have stalks. They are once or twice divided into leaflets. The small leaflets are 7-15 cm long. They are narrow. The flowers are white. The fruit is oblong and narrow.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows between 2500-4000 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Tibet

How it is used for food

The tender leaves and shoots are cooked as a vegetable. The small fruitlets are used as a substitute for cumin seeds. The roots have an aroma and are used to flavour foods.

Edible parts

Leaves, fruit, roots

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Chhipi, Jwane

Synonyms

Hymenolaena angelicioides DC.; Pterocyclos angelicoides (DC) Klotzsch; Ligusticum angelicioides Wall.;