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Ajwain <ref name="Ajwain"/>, ajowan (/ˈædʒəwɒn/) '''Trachyspermum ammi, also known as Ajowan caraway, bishop's weed or carom, '' is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It originated in India and Pakistan. Both the leaves and the fruit (often mistakenly called seeds) of the plant are consumed by humans. The plant is also called bishop's weed, but this is a common name it shares with some other different plants. The "seed" (i.e., the fruit) is often confused with [[lovage]] "seed".

== Description Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}

The small fruits are pale brown schizocarps and have an oval shape, resembling caraway and cumin. It has a bitter and pungent taste==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Lovage seed}}, with a flavor similar to anise and oregano. They smell almost exactly {{Parts Used|Caraway-like thyme because it also contains thymol, but is more aromatic and less subtle in taste, as well as slightly bitter and pungent. Even a small number of fruits tends to dominate the flavor of a dish}}.

== Culinary uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}

The fruits are rarely eaten raw; they are commonly dry==Properties==Reference: Dravya -roasted or fried in ghee (clarified butter). This allows the spice to develop a more subtle and complex aroma. In Indian cuisineSubstance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, it is often part of a chaunkVeerya - Potency, a mixture of spices fried in oil or butterVipaka - Post-digesion effect, which is used to flavor lentil dishes. In AfghanistanKarma - Pharmacological activity, the fruits are sprinkled over bread and biscuitsPrabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===

== Medicinal uses Habit=={{Habit|Herb}}

Ajwain is used as medicinal plant ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in traditional Ayurvedic medicine; primarily for stomach disorders such as indigestion, flatulence,and others but also for its supposed antispasmodic and carminative properties. In general the crushed fruits are applied externally as a poultice.between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

== Uses =Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}

==Common namesWhere to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

== References ==

<ref name="Ajwainchemical composition">[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Trac_cop.html "chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://enweb.wikipediaarchive.org/wikiweb/20131226161459/Ajwain http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wikipediawayback machine"]</ref>

  == External Links == *[http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/ajwain/ "alwaysayurveda"Trachyspermum ammi on always ayurveda]*[httphttps://gernot-katzers-spice-pageswww.sciencedirect.com/englscience/Trac_coparticle/pii/S2221169115300447 on science direct]* [http://contentzza.html "gernotcom/cultivation-katzersmethods-spiceof-pages"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]