Eryngium foetidum L.

 

Scientific Name: Eryngium foetidum L.

Family: Apiaceae

Synonym: Eryngium antihystericum Rottler. 

Vernacular name: Long Coriander, Mexican coriander 

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Cosmopilitian

Distribution: India, Indigenous to America, Introduced in Africa, Asia.

Flowering and Fruiting: August-December

Key identification features: Perennial aromatic herbs, tuberous roots, dichotomously branched stems. Simple leaves, oblanceolate-spathulate, spinous-toothed margin;. White flowers in oblong-cylindrical umbels. Ellipsoid fruit.

Tribal Consumers: Adiya

 

Uses: Eryngium foetidum has traditional medicinal uses for treating digestive problems and respiratory ailments due to its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.