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Bishop's Weed

Description An erect, glabrous or minutely pubescent, branched annual. The stems are striate; the leaves are rather distant, 2-3-pinnately divided, the segments linear. The flowers occur in terminal or seemingly-lateral pedunculate, compound umbels, white and small; the fruits are ovoid, muricate, aromatic cremocarps, greyish brown; the mericarps, which are the components of the fruit, are compressed, with distinct ridges and tubercular surface, 1-seeded.
Origin and Distribution Ajwain originated in the Middle East, possibly in Egypt and the Indian Subcontinent, but also in Iran, Egypt and Afghanistan. In India, the major Ajwain producing states are Rajasthan and Gujarat, where Rajasthan produces about 90% of India's total production.
Medicinal Uses It is traditionally used as a digestive aid, relieves abdominal discomfort due to indigestion and antiseptic. In southern parts of India dry ajwain seeds are powdered and soaked in milk, which is then filtered and fed to babies. Many assume that it relieves colic in babies and for kids it also improves digestion and appetite. Ajwain can be used as digestive mixture in large animals. In the northern part of India, Ajwain is often consumed after a heavy meal. It is commonly offered after dinner parties.

Botanical name	Family name	Commercial part
Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague	Apiaceae	Fruit

Indian Name
Hindi	: Ajwain
Bengali	: Jowan or Joan
Gujarati	: Yavan
Kannada	: Oma
Kashmiri	: Jawind
Malayalam	: Omum
Marathi	: Onva
Oriya	: Juani
Punjabi	: Ajamoda, Avanika
Sanskrit	: Ajamoda, Avanika
Tamil	: Omum
Telugu	: Vamu
Urdu	: Ajowain

Name in international languages Latin : Trachy Spermum Ammi Persian : Zinian, Nankhwah Arabic : Kamme Muluki