Most of Indian household are aware of this small but powerful oval shape seed resembling caraway and cumin. It has a bitter and pungent taste, with a flavour quiet like oregano or Thyme since,they comprise of essential oil called Thymol. Small amount of fruit pods tend to dominate the flavour of a dish. Apart from treating upset stomach it has many other health benefits.

Indigestion and flatulence:

Ajwain is packed with Thymol which is very effective in helping the stomach release gastric juices that speed up digestion. It also help in cases of indigestion, flatulence, nausea and relieve colicky pain in babies.

Relieves cough and asthma:

Packed with the richness of Thymol it helps  to relieve congestion due to formation of phlegm even in severe cases.

Try this

Crush a few seeds of ajwain, mix it with jaggery and eat the mixture like a toffee. Another quick method is to tie it in a soft cloth and heat the bundle over a warm tawa. Apply this warm bundle over the chest to relieve congestion immediately.

For Rheumatic and Arthritis pain:

Ajwain has non-inflammatory properties which helps  get rid of pain due to rheumatism and arthritis.  soaking your aching joints in a basin of warm water with a few seeds of Ajwain. Alternatively you could crush some  seeds and apply the paste on the affected area for instant relief.

Migraine relief:

Wrap carom seeds in the tissue paper and smell this. It is useful to reduce migraine headache or applying its paste on the head helps relieve the pain due to migraines. When the seed are crushed into a poultice, it releases its essential oils high in thymol content, this gives it a pain relieving effect.

Lost appetite:

Mix and grind carom seeds, fennel seeds, dried ginger powder, salt and black cumin seeds. Add hot ghee to that mixture. Mix the mixture with cooked rice. This will surely increase lost appetite.

Diarrhoea: Carom seed is a natural remedy to cure dysentery or diarrhoea. Boil a handful of carom seeds in one glass of water. Cool and strain this to consume twice a day. This is an orthodox remedy to cure indigestion and dysentery.

Flu: Boil carom seeds with cinnamon in water. Strain & drink 4 times in a day to cure flu.

I have only listed some of the amazing facts about Ajwain. Please comment and share more facts on Ajwain.

Things to know:

Store the seeds in air tight container away from humidity and direct sunlight

Proper intake does not have side effects avoid overconsumption as it can lead to nausea, vomiting.