Scientific name Echinophora sibthorpiana | Genus Echinophora Rank Species | |
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Similar Sweet Cicely, Cryptotaenia, American Wild Carrot, Crithmum, Cicely | ||
Tarhana herb or Turkish pickling herb, Echinophora sibthorpiana or Echinophora tenuifolia L. subsp. sibthorpiana (Guss.) Tutin (Turkish çörtük), is a herb sometimes used as a flavoring in tarhana and in pickles. It may also improve the fermentation of tarhana. (Deghirmencioghlu 2005)
The primary essential oils it contains are δ-3-carene, methyleugenol, and α-phellandrene. (Özcan 2003)
Some authors indicate that Hippomarathrum cristatum is the "tarhana herb".
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