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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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