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Ajwain, Trachyspermum ammi

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¡ consists of dried, aromatic fruits of Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. V. M. ex Benth. (Fam. Umbelliferae); an annual herb cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka; collected by thrashing plants on a mat and dried in shade or in drying sheds.

Uses

Stomach ache, Cold, Asthma, Diabetes Mellitus, Cholera, Kidney Stone, Weight Loss, Gas and Flatulence, Acidity and Hyperacidity, Culinary Recipes, Indigestion.

Parts Used

Lovage seed, Caraway-like fruits.

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^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Oma, Ajavana, Omakki
Hindi	Ajmuda, Ajmod
Malayalam	Ayamodakum, Omam
Tamil	Omam
Telugu	omaan, Naranji vamu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Ajamoda
English	Ajwain

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		The leaves are rather distant, 2-3-pinnately divided in narrow linear segments

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	white and small	5-20	Flowers are borne in terminal or seemingly-lateral stalked

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
ovoid	7–10 mm	The fruits are ovoid, aromatic, greyish brown	The mericarps, which are the components of the fruit, are compressed	many	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Requires a moist soil in a sunny position. This species is not frost tolerant[238], but it might be possible to grow it outdoors in Britain as a spring sown annual^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Damp ground, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation details"

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 ==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}}.
+{{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{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}}.
 ==Parts Used==