Oenanthe javanica

Oenanthe javanica

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Oenanthe
Species:	O. javanica
Binomial name
*Oenanthe javanica* (Blume) DC.
Synonyms
Oenanthe stolonifera (Wall.)^[1]

Japanese parsley or Chinese celery (Oenanthe javanica) is a plant of the water dropwort genus originating from East Asia.

While many other species of water dropwort are extremely toxic, Oenanthe javanica is edible, and is cultivated in the People's Republic of China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand (ผักชีล้อม), the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam, as well as in Italy, where its spring growths (called seri セリ in Japanese, minari 미나리 in Korean) are relished as a vegetable. It is one of the ingredients of the symbolic dish consumed in the Japanese spring-time festival, Nanakusa-no-sekku.

It is commonly consumed in the Northeast Indian State of Manipur, where it is called komprek in Meithei. It is one of the main ingredients in Manipuri Eromba and Singju.

This plant should not be confused with the plants of the genus Cryptotaenia, sometimes called "Japanese wild parsley" (mitsuba in Japanese).

The plant contains persicarin and isorhamnetin.^[2]

Varieties

The variety 'Flamingo' has colorful pink edges.

References

^ "Oenanthe stolonifera Wall. ex DC.".
^ Anticoagulant activities of persicarin and isorhamnetin. Ku SK, Kim TH and Bae JS, Vascul Pharmacol., April 2013, volume 58, issue 4, pages 272-279, doi:10.1016/j.vph.2013.01.005

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Oenanthe javanica