Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Trachyspermum ammi
Scientific Name and Description
Trachyspermum ammi (L.) SPRAGUE
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Carum copticum (Latin name sometimes used in herbal texts)
Ammi copticum L.
Ammios muricata Moench
Apium ammi Urb.
Athamanta ajowan Wall.
Bunium aromaticum L.
Bunium copticum Spreng.
Carum ajowan Benth. & Hook.f.
Carum ammi Sprague
Carum aromaticum Druce
Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hiern
Carum korolkowii (Regel & Schmalh.) Lipsky
Carum panatjan Baill.
Cyclospermum ammi (L.) Lag.
Cyclospermum ammi (L.) Lag.
Carum copticum BENTH.
Ptychotis ajowan DC.
Sison ammi HERB. MADR. EX WALL.
Daucus anisodorus Blanco
Daucus copticus (L.) Pers.
Daucus copticus Lam.
Deverra korolkowi Regel & Schmalh.
Helosciadium ammi Britton
Helosciadium ammi Oken
Ligusticum ajawain Roxb.
Pituranthos korolkowi Schinz
Ptychotis ajowan DC.
Ptychotis coptica DC.
Selinum copticum E.H.L.Krause
Seseli foeniculifolium Poir.
Seseli gilliesii Hook. & Arn.
Sison ammi L.
Trachyspermum copticum Link
Carum copticum BENTH.
Ptychotis ajowan DC.
Sison ammi HERB. MADR. EX WALL.
Ammi copticum L.
Ammios muricata Moench
Apium ammi Urb.
Athamanta ajowan Wall.
Bunium aromaticum L.
Bunium copticum Spreng.
Carum ajowan Benth. & Hook.f.
Carum ammi Sprague
Carum aromaticum Druce
Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hiern
Carum korolkowii (Regel & Schmalh.) Lipsky
Carum panatjan Baill.
Cyclospermum ammi (L.) Lag.
Cyclospermum ammi (L.) Lag.
Carum copticum BENTH.
Ptychotis ajowan DC.
Sison ammi HERB. MADR. EX WALL.
Daucus anisodorus Blanco
Daucus copticus (L.) Pers.
Daucus copticus Lam.
Deverra korolkowi Regel & Schmalh.
Helosciadium ammi Britton
Helosciadium ammi Oken
Ligusticum ajawain Roxb.
Pituranthos korolkowi Schinz
Ptychotis ajowan DC.
Ptychotis coptica DC.
Selinum copticum E.H.L.Krause
Seseli foeniculifolium Poir.
Seseli gilliesii Hook. & Arn.
Sison ammi L.
Trachyspermum copticum Link
Carum copticum BENTH.
Ptychotis ajowan DC.
Sison ammi HERB. MADR. EX WALL.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Ajwain or ajowan |
| Hindi | ajowan, ajuan, ajwain, jawain, owa |
| Malayalam | ayamodakam, homam, Omam |
| Marathi | ajwan, onva, owa, vova, ova |
| Sanskrit | agnivardhini, agniverdhana, ajamoda, ajamodika, ajamojah, ajmada, ajmodum, bhukadambaka, bhumikadambaka, bhutika, bhutikah, brahmadarbha, deepyaka, dipani, dipya, dipyaka, dipyakah, hridya, javani, kharahva, kshetrayavanika, shulahantri, tikshnagandha, tivragandha, ugra, ugragandha, vatari, yamani, yamanika, yavagraja, yavajadipaniya, yavanaka, yavani, yavanika, yavasavha, yavavha |
| Tamil | acam, acamam, acamatakam, acamatam, acamotai, acamotakam,acamotam, acamotam,akkinicantam, amam, arampai, arampaikkani, ariyavaciyam, asamadam, attimai cirati, ciraticceti, emanacacceti, emanacam, emanakam,evakanam, evani, evankacceti, evankam ,ilacamattakam, incikaicceti, iyavani, karavi ,kiruminacam,komari, komarimotam, kuros niomam, kuruvacam, mancil, mari, motakam,motam, navalukam, navanakam, navanakam , omam, oman, omattuvayam,omum, onkan, pantukam, pariyacam, pariyacam, tattilam, ticakam, tikacam, tikaccam, tipani ,tippiyacceti,tippiyacceti,tippiyakam, tippiyam, tippiyam,tirikipokki, ukkirakantai, ukkirakantam, ulocamattakam, ulokamattam, vani,vitipali, womum, yamani, yavani, yavanikam, yevani, yevanicceti, yupam |
| Telugu | Omam, omaan, omami, omamu, oman, vamu, Vayana |
| Tibetan | la la bud, la la phud, la la phud (p & d), la-la-phud |
| Urdu | ajowain, ajwain, ajwain desi, ajwain desi nim kofta, ajwan, ajwayin (nankhwah), nankhwah (ajwayin) |
| Common Names | Ajwain or ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) (/ˈædʒəwɒn/) —also known as ajowan caraway, omam (in Tamil), thymol seeds, bishop's weed, or carom, Carom seeds |
| Kannada | Ayaan |
| Gujarati | Ajmo |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague Grace Whole plant Sore throat; whooping cough; acidity General Jain et al. 2004, Sharma et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Jain et al. 2004
Sharma et al. 2013
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Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Trachyspermum ammi Sprague. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000411397. Accessed on: 10 May 2024
Wikipedia. 2024. "Ajwain." Wikimedia Foundation. Last modified May 31, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajwain.