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Other Common Names: Carroway, Carvi, Carvies, Karve, Persian Cumin, and Wild Cumin.
Habitat: Caraway is native to central Europe and western Asia. Nowadays, it is commonly cultivated in Kashmir,Eastern Europe, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and North Africa. It grows well in meadows.
Description: Caraway is a biennial herb, which grows up to 40 to 60 cm in height. This plant somewhat looks like carrot plant. The leaves are feathery and finely divided with thread-like divisions. The flowers are small and white to pink in color. The fruits are 2-mm long and they are crescent-shaped achenes with five slight ridges. The seeds of caraway contain considerable amount of carbohydrates, fat, and proteins.
Plant Parts Used: The caraway seeds and fruit are the plant part that are mostly used for health benefits. However, leaves and roots are also used in some medical preparations.
Caraway-Carum carvi seeds are available in 100,200,500,1000 seeds/pkt
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