Ajwain

[Asif.Hossain]

Common name: Ajwain
Botanical name: Trachyspermum ammi   
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)

Ajwain is an erect, hairless or minutely pubescent, branched annual herb. The stems are grooved. the leaves are rather distant, 2-3-pinnately divided in narrow linear segments. Flowers are borne in terminal or seemingly-lateral stalked, compound umbels, white and small. The fruits are ovoid, aromatic, greyish brown. The mericarps, which are the components of the fruit, are compressed, with distinct ridges and tubercular surface, 1-seeded. This is what is used as the spice Ajwain, in cooking.

Medicinal uses:  Unverified information Ajwain is also traditionally known as a digestive aid, relieves abdominal discomfort due to indigestion and antiseptic.


Source: Flower of India