Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Carum carvi
Scientific Name and Description
Carum carvi L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Apium carvi (L.) Crantz
Bunium carvi M.Bieb.
Carum aromaticum Salisb.
Carum carvi f. carvi
Carum carvi f. gracile (Lindl.) H.Wolff
Carum carvi f. rhodochranthum A.H.Moore
Carum carvi f. rubriflorum H.Wolff
Carum carvi subsp. rosellum (Woronow) Vorosch.
Carum carvi var. gracile (Lindl.) H.Wolff
Carum decussatum Gilib.
Carum gracile Lindl.
Carum officinale Gray
Carum rosellum Woronow
Carum velenovskyi Rohlena
Carvi careum Bubani
Falcaria carvifolia C.A.Mey.
Foeniculum carvi Link
Karos carvi Nieuwl. & Lunell
Ligusticum carvi (L.) Roth
Pimpinella carvi Jess.
Selinum carvi E.H.L.Krause
Seseli carum Scop.
Seseli carvi Spreng.
Sium carvi Bernh.
Bunium carvi M.Bieb.
Carum aromaticum Salisb.
Carum carvi f. carvi
Carum carvi f. gracile (Lindl.) H.Wolff
Carum carvi f. rhodochranthum A.H.Moore
Carum carvi f. rubriflorum H.Wolff
Carum carvi subsp. rosellum (Woronow) Vorosch.
Carum carvi var. gracile (Lindl.) H.Wolff
Carum decussatum Gilib.
Carum gracile Lindl.
Carum officinale Gray
Carum rosellum Woronow
Carum velenovskyi Rohlena
Carvi careum Bubani
Falcaria carvifolia C.A.Mey.
Foeniculum carvi Link
Karos carvi Nieuwl. & Lunell
Ligusticum carvi (L.) Roth
Pimpinella carvi Jess.
Selinum carvi E.H.L.Krause
Seseli carum Scop.
Seseli carvi Spreng.
Sium carvi Bernh.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common Names | meridian fennel and Persian cumin Latin cuminum (cumin), the Greek karon (again, cumin), which was adapted into Latin as carum (now meaning caraway), and the Sanskrit karavi, sometimes translated as "caraway", but other times understood to mean "fennel". |
| Arabic | karawiya |
| English | caraway, caraway seed, kummel, seedcake |
| Hindi | jangi dhania, jeerka, jeero, kalazera, kalazira, kalazird, shiajira, siya jeera, zira |
| Marathi | shahajire |
| Sanskrit | asitajiraka, bahugandha, bhedanika, bhedini, hridya, jarana, jiraka, kalajiraka, kalameshi, karavi, karunjiraka, krishna, krishnajaji, krishnajeeraka, krishnajiraka, krsnajiraka, mashmirajiraka, nila, nilakana, patu, raka, ruchya, sugandha, sushavi, syahajira, udgarashodhini, vantishodhini, varshakali |
| Tamil | appakacaccompucceti, appakacam, cimai compu, cimai peruncirakam, cimaiccirakam, cimaiccompu, cimaivitai, karuncirakam, kekku vitai, kekkuvirai, kekkuvitai, keturuvirai, malaiccompu, pilappu-chirakam, shimayi-shombu, simaishembu |
| Telugu | seema jeeraka, seemai sompu, shimaisapu |
| Tibetan | zi ra nag po |
| Urdu | karawiyah, syah zira, zeera siyah, zira siyah |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Sowa Rigpa
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
MATERIA MEDICA OF PLANTS OF INDO-TIBETAN MEDICINE Author - VAIDYA BHAGWAN DASH
MATERIA MEDICA OF TIBETAN MEDICINE Author - VAIDYA BHAGWAN DASH
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
Alpine meadows of Uttaranchal Author - G.S.Rawat
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Carum carvi L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000588460. Accessed on: 13 Jun 2024
Wikipedia. 2024. "Caraway." Wikimedia Foundation. Last modified June 6, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caraway.