Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Trachyspermum

Common Name

Ajowan

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Description

Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi ), as a family member of Apiaceae, is an essential oil, annual, and highly valued medicinally important seed spice. Seeds of T. ammi are a rich repository of secondary metabolites used as a traditional drug and food in some countries such as India and Iran. T. ammi has carminative, stomachic, sedative, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory effects. T. ammi oils and their constituents are largely employed for the preparation of tooth paste, cough syrup, and pharmaceutical and food flavoring.