Shepherd's Needle (Skandik)
Scandix pecten-veneris
About Shepherd's Needle (Skandik)
Shepherd's Needle (Skandik) (Scandix pecten-veneris) is a herb used in the Kazakh & Central Asian Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Diuretic, Fever, and Wound Healing, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Scandix pecten-veneris (shepherd's-needle, Venus' comb, Venus's needle) is a species of edible plant belonging to the parsley family. It is native to Eurasia, but is known widely elsewhere as an introduced species and sometimes as a weed. It is named for its long fruit, which has a thickened body up to 1.5 centimeters long and a beak which can measure up to 7 centimeters long and is lined with comblike bristles.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist