Ajowan
Botanical Name: Trachyspermum copticum
Family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Other Names: ajuan, Ammi copticum, benth, bishop’s weed, Carum ajowan, C.copticum, omum, Ptychotis ajowan, T.ammi
Description: An annual herb with a greyish-brown seed. Similar to parsley appearance
Native to: Mediterranean, Asia, Africa
Actions: Powerful antiseptic and germicide, carminative
Extraction: Steam distillation from the seed
Constitutes: Thymol, pinene, cymene, dipentene, terpinene, caracrol
Caution: Not recommended. Possible mucous membrane and dermal irritant