Ajwain is a popular spice and food ingredient in most of the Indian dishes. It is also known as Carum ajowan, Trachyspermum ammi, Ptychotis ajowan, Trachyspermum copticum.
The essential oil present in Ajwain is "Thymol". Thymol has great anti-spetic and anti-fungal characteristics, thus is very largely used as food preservative and also in book binding. It has large number of medicinal properties, but the one that comes to my notice is that of a anti-spasmodic(Something that suppresses muscular spasm).
It relieves menstrual cramps quite effectively! Just soak a spoonful of seeds in warm water and chew them along with water. It works like charm. In addition to this great property, it also is very beneficial in treating flatulent dyspepsia and intestinal colic,especially in children. It stimulates the appetite. Its astringency is taken advantage of in the treatment of diarrhea, and in laryngitis as a gargle.It is also used in the treatment for bronchitis and bronchial asthma.
It has been used to increase milk flow in nursing mothers. properties of carum seed can be taken advantage of in soothing the digestive tract, muscles such as uterus, etc.
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