its ayamodakam...... Trachyspermum ammi, commonly known as ajowan, bishop's weed, ajowan caraway, carom seeds, or thymol seeds,
Caraway seed is the same, caraway seed, in Tamil.
Ajwain is called "Omam" in Tamil.
ajwain
Ajwain is called Ajumoda or Vamu in Telugu. Ajwain has many medicinal properties.
Trachyspermum copticum, commonly known as ajwain, ajowan caraway, carom seeds, is a plant of India and the Near East whose seeds are used as a spice. http://ayurvedicmedicinalplants.com/plants/998.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachyspermum_copticum http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/ajowan.html
Yup. Kummel is also an alcoholic drink, a liqueur/digestif flavoured with caraway. Caraway is very good as a carminative (it helps you get rid of wind/gas) hence its use in a digestif.
Ajwain is called Carom seed in English.
Ajwain is used for Sprains, Earache, Indigestion, Cold and Asthma.
Caraway is the seed of the caraway plant.
There are a number of products commonly made from caraway. Some products include the following: Arkravit, caraway Gouda, caraway Havarti and caraway crackers.
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