Daily
Water Requirement
Non Fragrant
Fragrance
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Size
Outdoor Sun
Sunlight Requirement
Yes
With Pots
Trachyspermum
Genus
Balcony,Medicinal
Use
Carom
Family
Asteraceae
Native
India
Environment
The ajwain plant is very easy to grow. It requires full sun & moderate water with very good drainage. Excessive water can kill the plant. Special care should be taken during monsoon.
Description
Ajwain is a small, erect, annual shrub with soft fine hairs. It has many branches of a leafy stem which has 4-6 rays of flowers head, each bearing 6-16 flowers. The fruits are small egg-shaped pods, brown-gray in color.
Medicinal Uses
- It is said to have a valuable spice which appears with many properties such as- spasmodic, germicidal, digestive, antiseptic and expectorant.
- It is said to have healing powers and curative properties, as its water is distilled to cure flatulence, indigestion and low appetite.
- Its oil is used to relieve various joint pains, and to cure wounds.
- It is taken to relieve diseases like asthma and bronchitis. It is a good medicine for toothache, headache, earache, influenza, cold and cough, rheumatism and mouth disorders.
Landscape Uses
Ornamental foliage plant, Hedge in a small garden
