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'''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. Ajamoda consists of dried, aromatic fruits of Apium leptophyllum. 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==
==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 and small|5-20|Flowers are borne in terminal or seemingly-lateral stalked. Flowering season is February - September}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Ovoid|7–10 mm|The fruits are ovoid, aromatic, greyish brown|The mericarps, which are the components of the fruit, are compressed|Many|Fruiting season is February - September}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==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="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/03/08/ajwain-carom-seeds/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</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>
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