Prangos ferulacea
StarPrangos ferulacea
Synonyms: Prangos carinata, Prangos macrocarpa, Laserpitium ferulaceum, Cachrys ferulacea, Prangos goniocarpa var. stenoptera, Cachrys alata, Cachrys cylindracea, Smyrnium laserpitioides, Prangos ferulacea var. scabridula, Cachrys nematoloba, Prangos biebersteinii, Prangos asperula var. judaica, Prangos ferulacea var. cylindracea, Cachrys prangoides, Cachrys goniocarpa, Prangos asperula var. leiopetala, Prangos asperula var. stenoptera, Prangos foeniculacea, Prangos cylindracea, Prangos stenoptera, Prangos goniocarpa, Cachrys goniocarpa var. asperifolia
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Persian, Kurdish, and Anatolian folk medicine, Prangos ferulacea (known as jashir) has long been used as a carminative and antiflatulent, as well as an emollient, tonic, and digestive remedy (Mohammadhosseini et al., 2019). The aromatic roots and seeds are the parts most often employed. Modern phytochemical and pharmacological reviews document its coumarin-rich essential oil and confirm antimicrobial and antispasmodic activities consistent with these traditional applications.
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Botanical Description
Prangos ferulacea is a robust, aromatic perennial herb of the Apiaceae growing to about 1 to 1.5 meters from a thick woody rootstock. The much-branched stems bear large, finely dissected leaves divided into numerous narrow, almost filiform segments, giving the foliage a feathery, fennel-like appearance. Numerous small yellow flowers are arranged in compound umbels at the branch tips. The fruit is a large, corky-ribbed schizocarp characteristic of the genus. The whole plant is strongly scented owing to its content of coumarins and essential oils. Native to the mountains of southwestern and central Asia, including Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and the Caucasus, it grows on dry rocky slopes, steppes, and montane grasslands, where it is also an important forage plant for livestock.
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