AJOWAN
Ajowan is used as a spice in
curry and other dishes. It tastes hot and bitter. The seeds can be eaten raw
for they have many medicinal properties. Ajowan seeds have proteins, carbohydrates,
fatty minerals, phosphorus, iron, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, calcium, and
niacin. Oil is extracted from the seeds
by steam distillation.
Benefits:
1. Digestion: Use of ajowan improves
digestion. It also acts as a stimulant.
2. Gas problem:
Drink decoction of ajowan twice a day to cure flatulence.
3. Cold: Powder ajowan and pack in a cloth. Breathe in the
strong smell to clear a blocked nose. Ajowan oil is used to cure whooping
cough.
4. Ear
pain: heat ajowan in milk and filter it. Use the milk as ear drops.
5. Asthma: Boil ajowan in water and inhale
the steam to clear asthma problem.
6. Sprains: Make a paste of ajowan, salt,
turmeric in gingerly oil and apply on the area of pain along with wheat
flour.
7. Toothpaste: Thymol present in ajowan oil
is a germicide, anti-spasmodic and fungicide.
Hence it is used in manufacture of toothpaste and perfume.
8. Indigestion: Ajowan is used to cure
indigestion and colic.
9. Sex: Ajowan has aphrodisiac properties
and hence it can be used to increase sexual enjoyment.
10. Asthma & Arthritis: Use of ajowan
can reduce the problems occurring due to asthma and arthritis.
12. Diarrhoea: Ajowan oil is used as a cure
for diarrhoea.
13. Piles: Add ajowan powder to butter milk
and drink.
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