Plant Details

Accepted name:: Bunium bulbocastanum L. [Apiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Bunium bulbocastanum var. bulbocastanum

Bunium bulbocastanum var. nanum St.-Lag.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
black caraway	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
black zira	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cimaiccirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
earth chestnut	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
earthnut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
great pignut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jiraa siyaah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jiraka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jordkastanj	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kaashmira jirak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kala-zira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalajira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalajirah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamoonarmani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
karavi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasmirajiraka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavarcirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kevalika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
knollenkümmel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
krishna jiraka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
krsnajiraka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
noix de terre	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pilappu-shiragam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pilappuccirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pilappucirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pilavucirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
piriyacirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seema jeelahara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seeme jeerige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shah-zira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shemai-shiragam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
shiajira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shimayi-shombu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
siyajira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zirah siah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Carum bulbocastanum (L.) W.D.J.Koch Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12(1): 121 (1824).
Bunium bulbocastanum var. genuinum Burnat Fl. Alpes Marit. 4: 137 (1906), not validly publ.
Carvi bulbocastanum (L.) Bubani Fl. Pyren. 2: 352 (1899).
Ligusticum bulbocastanum (L.) Crantz Cl. Umbell. Emend.: 83 (1767).
Pimpinella bulbocastanum (L.) Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 147 (1812).
Scandix bulbocastanum (L.) Moench Methodus: 101 (1794).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Bunium bulbocastanum L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Carum bulbocastanum Koch	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Carum bulbocastanum W. Koch.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Carum bulbocastanum W.D.J. Koch	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Carum bulbocastanum W.D.J.Koch	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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