Hill Carrot is a herb from the carrot family.it is an erect herb 3-4 ft in
height, with yellow flowers arranged in a compound umbel. It flowers during
the later half of the monsoons. The fruit is used in curries as a
flavouring agent. Hill Carrot is found in the Western Ghats.
Medicinal uses: The infusion of the fruit is used in
doses of ½ to 1 ounce like that of fennel seeds, as carminative, diuretic
and stimulant in flatulency, gastric and intestinal disorders etc.
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale
Photographed in Maharashtra.
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