Eryngium foetidum L.

Walangi (Eryngium foetidum) is a biennial herb up to 80 cm tall of the Apiaceae family, a plant native to Central America now widely distributed as far as Asia. Its sharply aromatic leaves are a distinctive seasoning in various dishes such as soups, sauces, and seafood, and also show potential as a natural biopesticide. Traditionally, walangi is also believed to relieve fever, tonsillitis, and hypertension.

Walangi can be found in plantations, grasslands, roadsides and forests at elevations of 700-1,200 m above sea level. Grows well in well-drained, fertile soil conditions with full sunlight.

• Stem upright, dichotomous branching, flat, striped, pale green to dark green in color.
• Leaves lance-egg shaped, inverted to elongated. Sized 5-32 x 1-4 cm, serrated and thorny edges.
• Flowers head-shaped with spikelets forming an inflorescence. Terminal inflorescence, greenish-white petals.
• Fruit ellipsoid.
• Seeds ovoid-obovoid shaped. 

• Propagated generatively (by seed) and vegetatively (stem cuttings).
• Before planting in the field, seeds should be sown first.
• Harvest time is 10 weeks after planting.
   

Glycosides, flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids, tannins, phenolics, carotenoids, essential oils (dodecenal, 13-tetradecenal), sesquiterpene.

Treats acute infections, epilepsy, fever, throat infections, pneumonia, tonsillitis, asthma, diarrhea, hypertension, chickenpox, rheumatism, antimalarial, bleeding, measles.

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Walangan (Jakarta), Ketumbar jawa (Sumatra), Tumbarmungsi (Java).