OFFICIAL NAME- Trachyspermum ammi
HEALTH BENEFITS- Good for digestion, abdominal pain and distension, menstrual cramps, prolonged cough, asthma, constipation, splenomegaly and worm infestation. It treats anorexia too.
HOME REMEDY- In case of abdominal pain make a herbal potli of warm yawani and compress it over the abdomen.
NUTRITIONAL CONTAINS- Indian spice, a good appetiser, promotes digestion
OTHER NAME-Ajmodika, dipayaka, jowan, ova, ajmo,javen etc
FLAVOUR- Pungent and bitter
CHEMISTRY- Its flower has ajowan oil 2-4 pc and thymol 35- 60pc and carvacrol.
