Perennial plant with a succulent rhizome hollow stems growing as high as 1.5 m and alternate. Pinnate leaves (lower leaves are long-stalked); flowers are clustered in umbels and have a greenish-yellow color and the fruit is a double achene.

Diuretic, inhibits flatulence and stimulates the secretion of gastric juices.

Phthalic acid lactones (essential oil) and furocoumarins.

For inflammations of the bladder and urinary tract and in digestive problems such as lack of appetite, flatulence and indigestion.

Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.