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Ajwan
Trachyspermum ammi
Ajwan · Adżwan · Ajovan · Ajowan · Ajowan (EN) · Ajowan caraway · Ajowán · Ammei (DE) · Erba del vescovo · Ethiopian-caraway · Vortefrugt · ajamoda · ajawa · ajwain · ammi de l'Inde · bishop's-weed · drsnoplodka parascová · indischer Kümmel · intiankumina · kummel · trakispermum
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Arabic, India(Santal), Java, Malaya, Malaysia, Iran, German, French
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Anus, Apertif, Atrophy
Science studied: CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, CAROTENE, CARVACROL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apiaceae
Scientific name: Trachyspermum ammi
Common names: Ajwan, Adżwan, Ajovan, Ajowan, Ajowan (EN), Ajowan caraway, Ajowán, Ammei (DE), Erba del vescovo, Ethiopian-caraway, Vortefrugt, ajamoda, ajawa, ajwain, ammi de l'Inde, bishop's-weed, drsnoplodka parascová, indischer Kümmel, intiankumina, kummel, trakispermum
History
The source record documents this plant in Arabic, India(Santal), Java, Elsewhere, Malaya, Malaysia, Iran, German and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antiseptic
- Anus
- Apertif
- Atrophy
- Bactericide
- Cachexia
- Colic
- Tuberculosis
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- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Emphysema
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Gastrosis
- Hepatosis
- Insecticide
- Lunacy
- Pneumonia
- Prolapse
- Rheumatism
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Spasm
- Spice
- Stimulant
- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Bronchitis
- Carminative
- Cholera
- Diuretic
- Epilepsy
- Fistula
- Asthma
- Cold
- Panacea
- Stomachic
- Dyspepsia
- Laxative
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Arabic
- India(Santal)
- Java
- Elsewhere
- Malaya
- Malaysia
- Iran
- German
- French
Documented cultural uses
- Antiseptic
- Anus
- Apertif
- Atrophy
- Bactericide
- Cachexia
- Colic
- Tuberculosis
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Emphysema
- Expectorant
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- Fever
- Gastrosis
- Hepatosis
- Insecticide
- Lunacy
- Pneumonia
- Prolapse
- Rheumatism
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Spasm
- Spice
- Stimulant
- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Bronchitis
- Carminative
- Cholera
- Diuretic
- Epilepsy
- Fistula
- Asthma
- Cold
- Panacea
- Stomachic
- Dyspepsia
- Laxative
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CAROTENE
- CARVACROL
- CHROMIUM
- COPPER
- P-CYMENE
- DIPENTENE
- EO
- IODINE
- IRON
- MYRCENE
- NICKEL
- NICOTINIC-ACID
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- PHENOLS
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- PHOSPHORUS
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- THYMOL
- WATER
- SODIUM
- ASH
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- COBALT
- FIBER
- MANGANESE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- ZINC
- FAT
- THIAMIN
- PHYTIN-PHOSPHORUS
- CAMPHENE
- LIMONENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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