Ajowain oil Pure

Description:

Uses:
Ajowan contains thymol which is a germicide and antiseptic and isprescribed for diarrhoea, colic and other bowel about :

AJOWAINOIL

Trachyspermmum copticum

Constituents:

The essential oil (2.5 to 5% in the driedfruits) is dominated by thymol (35 to 60%); furthermore, α-pinene,p-cymene, limonene and γ-terpinene have been found.

Ajowan Oil Specification

Name	Ajowan Oil
Botanical Name	Trachyspermmum copticum
Odor	Strong odour similar to thyme oil.
Color	Colorles to slightly pale yellow
Specific Gravity	0.910 to 0.930 @ 25°C
Referactive Index	1.498 to 1.504 @ 20°C
Optical Rotation	0 to 5 @ 20°C
Solubility	Soluble in alcohol and oils. Insoluble in water.
Extraction Method	Steam distillation of seeds.
Thymol	50% w/w

 

In the essential oil distilled from aerial parts(flowers, leaves) of ajwain grown in Algeria, however, isothymol(50%) was found to be the dominant constituent before p-cymene,thymol, limonene and γ-terpinene. Note, however, that the nameisothymol is not well defined and might refer to both2-isopropyl-4-methylphenol and 3-isopropyl-6-methylphenol(carvacrol).

From South Indian ajwain fruits, almost purethymol has been isolated (98%), but the leaf oil was found to becomposed of monoterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids: 43% cadinene, 11%longifolene, 5% thymol, 3% camphor and others.

about :

Ajwain (also known as Carom, Ajowan, Bishop''sWeed and Seeds Of Bishop''s Weed), is an uncommon spice except incertain areas of Asia. It is the small seed-like fruit of theBishop''s Weed plant, (Trachyspermum ammi syn. Carum copticum),egg-shaped and grayish in colour. The plant has a similarity toparsley.

Uses:

Ajowan contains thymol which is a germicide andantiseptic and is prescribed for diarrhoea, colic and other bowelproblems, helping expel wind and mucus. Sometimes used in thetreatment of asthma, the seeds being smoked in a pipe to relieveshortness of breath. Water in which ajowan seeds have been boiledis used to ''cleanse the eyes and cure the ears of deafness.'' Itis said that if ajowan seeds are soaked in the juice of a lemon anddried 7 times, then ingested, they cure impotence.

Ajowain oil Pure