Anethum sowa

Roxb. ex Fleming

Indian Dill, Japanese dill

Apiaceae Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

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Description

A herb. It grows each year from seeds. It is like dill but slightly taller. It grows 1.2 m high. The stem is white. The leaves are finely divided. The fruit are twice as long as wide.

Edible Uses

The leaves flavor rice and soups, the seeds are used in curries, and oil extracted by steam distillation is used in pickles and processed foods.

Traditional Uses

Oil extracted by steam distillation is used in pickles and processed food. The seeds are used in curries. The leaves are used to flavour rice and soups.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Asia, East Africa, India, Japan, Madagascar, Nepal, Zambia,

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.

Notes

Some authorities regard Anethum sowa as a species, others as a variety of Anethum graveolens.

Synonyms

Peucedanum graveolens Linn. in part

Also Known As

Ansoa, Sabsige, Sata kuppi, Satapushpi, Sounf sag, Sowa, Soya, Surva

References (13)

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Bremness, L., 1994, Herbs. Collins Eyewitness Handbooks. Harper Collins. p 229
Brown, D., 2002, The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of Herbs and their uses. DK Books. p 121

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