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Ajowan oil, Ajowan Terepene oil is exacted by steam distillation of
the crushed seeds of Ajowan.
Ajowan oil is the oil distilled from
theAjowan (Carum
copticum) seeds. Ajowan oil. These seeds used to make Ajowan oil
are small and like caraway. Ajowan oil is mainly cultivated in
Persia and India. Ajowan oil is a major source of thymol which
gives Ajowan oil its medical virtues.
It is cultivated in black soil particularly along the
riverbank throughout India and also Iran, Egypt and Afghanistan. It
is a small, erect, annual shrub with soft fine hairs. The fruits
are minute, egg shaped and grayish. Ajowan is pungent and bitter in
taste and have spasmodic, germicidal, antiseptic, digestive,
antipyretic, expectorant and tonic properties. Ajowan seeds consist
of moisture, protein, fat, minerals, fiber, carbohydrates, calcium,
phosphorus, iron, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. This is
precious and well known in medicinal drug on account of the
comportment known as thyme acid. The Ajowan oil is an almost
colorless to brownish liquid with characteristic odor and a sharp
hot taste.
