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[[File:Carom.jpg|thumb|right|''Ajwain'', '' Trachyspermum ammi'']]
[[File:Carom Flowers.jpg|thumb|right|''Ajwain'', ''Avanika'', ''bishop's weed'']]
'''Trachyspermum ammi''' is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It originated in India and Pakistan. Both the leaves and the fruit of the plant are consumed by humans. Ajamod¡ Ajamoda consists of dried, aromatic fruits of Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. V. M. ex Benth. (Fam. Umbelliferae); It is an annual herb cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka; . It is collected by thrashing plants on a mat and dried in shade or in drying sheds.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Diabetes Mellitus}}, {{Uses|Cholera}}, {{Uses|Kidney Stone}}, {{Uses|Weight Loss}}, {{Uses|Gas and Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Acidity and Hyperacidity}}, {{Uses|Culinary Recipes}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The essential oil (2.5 to 5% in the dried fruits) is dominated by thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol, 35 to 60%); furthermore, α-pinene, p-cymene, limonene and γ-terpinene have been found.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white White and small|5-20|Flowers are borne in terminal or seemingly-lateral stalked}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|ovoidOvoid|7–10 mm|The fruits are ovoid, aromatic, greyish brown|The mericarps, which are the components of the fruit, are compressed|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Requires a moist soil in a sunny position. This species is not frost tolerant, but it might be possible to grow it outdoors in Britain as a spring sown annual.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Ajowan.jpg |Seeds
File:Carom Flowers.jpg|Flowers
File:Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague illustrations.jpg|Illustration
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Trac_cop.html "chemical constituents"]</ref>
