Botanical Name:- Trachyspermum Ammi

Common Name:- Ajwain, Ajwan, Bishop’s weed, Carom, Ethiopian cumin

Ajwain is native to India but is also cultivated in Iran, Egypt and Afghanistan. It is mostly found in Indian cooking. Ajwain seeds are used as spice. The grayish-green seeds are striped and curved (similar to cumin or caraway seeds in appearance), often with a fine silk stalk attached. The seeds are often chewed on their own for medicinal value, tasting bitingly hot and bitter, leaving the tongue numb for a few moments.