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Trachyspermum ammi - Carom, Ajwain, Ajamoda

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Common names
[[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}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Lovage seed}}, {{Parts Used|Caraway-like fruits}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==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==
{{Common names|kn=Oma, Ajavana, Omakki|ml=Ayamodakum, Omam|sa=Ajamoda|ta=Omam|te=omaan, Naranji vamu|hi=Ajmuda, Ajmod|en=Ajwain}}<ref name="Common Names"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white White and small|5-20|Flowers are borne in terminal or seemingly-lateral stalked. Flowering season is February - September}}
===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|Fruiting season is February - September}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaAṣṭāṇgāvaleha]], [[Yavani shadava churna]], [[Sarpagandha ghan vati]], [[Agnitundi Vati]], [[Ajamodaarka]], [[Ashtakshaari Gutika]], [[Narayana Churnam]], [[Panchatikta Guggulu Gritham]], [[Phalasarpi Grith]], [[Madhusnuhi Rasayanam]], [[Mushtarishta]], [[Mustakaarishta]], [[Yavanyadi churnam]], [[Lodrasava]], [[Lohaasava]], [[Vaishchanara churnam]], [[Ashtachurnam]], [[Karpooraadi Tailam]], [[Kasturyadi Gutika]], [[Krimi mudgara rasa]] as ''root juice extract''* , [[Changeri Gritha]], [Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha[Jirakaadyarishta]], [[Trayodashaanga Guggulu]], [[Dadimashtaka churnam]], [[Saarasvata churnam]], [[Saarivaadyasava]], [[Sukumaara Gritha]], [[Sukumaara rasayanam]], [[Sudarshana Churnam]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Ajowan.jpg |SeedsAjwain.JPGAyamodakam-003.jpgAyamodakam-ajwan-002.jpgFile:Carom Flowers.jpg|FlowersCaromFile:Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague illustrations.jpg |Illustration
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Trac_cop.html "chemical Chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ajwain.html "plant Plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Trachyspermum+ammi "Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="]Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.25 and 33, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref><ref name="Common Names">The Flowers of India</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/ajwain/ Trachyspermum ammi on always ayurveda]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115300447 Apium leptophyllum on science direct]
* [http://contentzza.com/cultivation-methods-of-ajwain/ Trachyspermum ammi Cultivation Methods of Ajwain]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237168900_Trachyspermum_ammi_A_comprehensive_review Trachyspermum ammi on Trachyspermum ammi: A comprehensive review]
[[Category: Ayurvedic Pharmacopedia of India]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Apiaceae]]

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