Ajwain is an important ingredient for herbal medicine. Oil of Ajwain is used in surgery as an antiseptic and has been found very effective in the treatment of hookworm. Leaves of Ajwain are used as a vermicide. Aqueous solution of thymol is an excellent mouthwash.
Ajwain Did you know that Ajwain plant is mainly cultivated in India, with Surendranagar district in Gujarat producing about 55% of India's total output? Ajwain plant or Ajowan, also known as Ajowan caraway, thymol seeds, bishop's weed, or carom, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae). Its common name is Wild Celery Seeds. Its Ayurvedic medicinal names are : Ajwain, Ajmoda. Its seed used as spice bearing a resemblance to dill plant (an annual herb), its plant growing up to 3 feet. It is available in all most all parts of the India; Surendranagar district produces about 55% of India's total output, It is also grown extensively in Iran. The name Ajwain is derived from the Hindi word 'Adarjawan' that means “one which feeds” (attributed to the carminative properties). Ajwain's small, oval-shaped, seed-like fruits are pale brown schizocarps, which resemble the seeds of other plants in the family Apiaceae such as caraway, cu...
