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Echinophora sibthorpiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Echinophora |
Species: | E. sibthorpiana
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Binomial name | |
Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss. (1832)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Echinophora sibthorpiana, commonly known as Tarhana herb or Turkish pickling herb (Turkish çörtük), is a biennial or perennial herb native to southeastern Europe, Crimea, western and Central Asia, and northeastern Afghanistan.[1]
It is sometimes used as a flavoring in tarhana and in pickles. It may also improve the fermentation of tarhana.[2]
The primary constituents of its essential oil are δ-3-carene, methyleugenol, and α-phellandrene.[3]
Some authors indicate that Hippomarathrum cristatum is the "tarhana herb".[4]
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