Ajowan Essential Oil
Ajowan Ptychotis ajowan is native to and produced mainly in India but also cultivated in Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The oil is steam distilled from the seed or herb of this tall graceful tree growing to 30 meters high with bright green heart-shaped leaves, and powerfully fragrant yellowy-white flowers. It is related to Cumin but tastes more like dried thyme. For flavoring purposes, use thyme as a substitute.
Ajowan oil is spicy-medicinal and strongly odored, it is generally used as a cheap perfume in soaps. The seeds are often chewed on their own for medicinal value, tasting bitingly hot and bitter, leaving the tongue numb for a while. Cooking mellows it somewhat, when crushed, they have a strong and distinctive thyme-like fragrance. Ajowan seeds are used for indigestion and gas relief in Middle Eastern countries like Iran and Egypt. The seeds contain an essential oil which is about 50% thymol which is a strong germicide, anti-spasmodic and fungicide. Thymol is also used in toothpaste and perfumery.
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