The plants have a characteristic odor and some species, such as parsley, fennel, and dill, are used as herbs;the seeds of many others are popular spices, e.g. aniseed, caraway, coriander, cumin.

• 例如欧芹，茴香，莳萝等通常用作草药，此外还有许多香料例如八角，芫荽，孜然等。