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| Benefits and Uses of Awain or Carom Seeds |
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Carom Seeds are also known as Ajwain, Ajowan Caraway, Ajowan.
Its scientific name is Trachyspermum ammi. Its leaves and seeds like fruit both
are consumed by humans. Its smell is like anise and oregano. It is pungent and
bitter in taste. Benefits and Uses of Ajwain or Carom Seeds are many in daily life.
Let us see them.
Benefits and Uses of Ajwain or Carom Seeds
Benefits of Ajwain or Carom Seeds
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It is a great stiumant.
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It is carminative.
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It is antispasmodic.
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It is germicidal.
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It is antiseptic.
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It is digestive.
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It is anti-flatulent.
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It is heart stimulant.
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It is diuretic.
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It is anti-pyritic.
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It is expectorant and an extraordinary tonic.
Uses of Ajwain or Carmon Seeds
Cold and Cough
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Take 6gms of carom seeds, put them in a small
cloth. Rub the palm with this cloth and smell the cloth repeatedly. This remedy
cures cold.
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Chew some Carom seeds and drink hot water. Doing
so will cure cough.
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Put ½ tsp. of Carom Seeds in water. Add little
salt to it. Drink this water. It will relieve constant cough.
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Chewing betel leaf or paan with Carom Seeds at
night before sleeping controls and cures dry coughing.
Influenza
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Boil water with 3gms. of Carom Seeds and
Cinnamon. Drink this mixture thrice a day for 3 to 4 days. It cures influenza.
Flatulence, Indigestion, Low Appetite
Carom Seeds or Ajwain are antispasmodic. Its regular use is
recommended for people suffering from Indigestion, Low Appetite, Flatulence.
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Take ½ tsp. of Ajwain mixed with water in
morning and evening.
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Swallow 3 gms of ground Carom Seeds with ¾ gm. of
kaala namak or black salt twice a day.
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Make a Choorna or Powder by taking equal
quantity of Carom Seeds, Black Pepper, Saunth (Dried Ginger). Take ½ tsp. of
this choorna in morning and evening with water.
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Take Ajwain seeds soaked in lime juice after
meals for digestion.
Diarrhoea and Stomach-ache
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Take Ajwain and salt in the ratio of 2:1 with
hot water. It cures stomach ache, improves digestion and controls diarrhoea.
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Make a powder with 15 gms of Ajwain, 5 gms. kala
namak (black salt) and ½ gm heeng (asafetida or asafoetida). Consume 1gm. of
powder with drinkable hot water twice a day.
Bronchitis and Asthma
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Taking 1 tsp. Carom Seeds with hot water in
morning and evening lessens sputum.
Ear Ache
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Putting one or two drops of Ajwain oil in ear relieves
ear ache.
Heart-Ache
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Taking 1 tsp. of Ajwain with hot water stimulates
the heart and relieves heart ache.
Throat Ache
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Make a decoction by boiling 1 tsp. of ground
Carom Seeds and little salt in water. Do gargles with this water when it is lukewarm. Do this twice
or thrice to cure coarseness and pain in throat.
Rheumatic Pains, Arthritis
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Poultice of crushed Carom seeds applied to
painful rheumatic joint relieves pain.
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Massaging of affected area with Ajwain oil
relieves pain.
Foul Ulcers, Ringworm, Itching
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Taking Ajwain Flower (in little quantity) helps
killing germs.
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Cleaning the affected part with Ajwain water kills
germs.
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Applying paste of ground Ajwain with hot water
helps in curing ring worm, itching and removes offensive smell from foul
ulcers.
Stomach Worms
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Taking 3 to 7 drops of Ajwain oil for few days
destroys worms in stomach.
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Taking Ajwain choorna with buttermilk is also
useful.
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Boil 25 gms ground Ajwain soaked overnight in
500 ml. water till 125 ml. water remains. Taking this decoction as 1 dose twice
a day for 2-3 days destroys worms. The same is to be divided and given in 2
doses to children.
Bile
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Taking 2 gms. of Ajwain with 3 gm. of jaggery and
water cures biles.
Menstrual Disorders and Post-natal Cure
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6 gms. choorna of Ajwain with hot milk regulates
menstrual flow of blood.
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Taking ground Ajwain with jaggery after delivery
for few days relieves backache, cleans the uterus, stimulates digestion,
increases appetite and gives strength.
Leucorrhoea
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Take 25 gms. of Carom Seeds and 125 ml. of water.
Soak it overnight in earthern pot. Ground these seeds with water. Take this
paste in the morning for some time. It controls leucorrhoea.
Pimples
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Apply paste of 30 gms of ground Ajwain mixed
with curd on face at night. Wash the face in the morning with warm water. It cures
pimples and brings glow to the face.
Stones
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Taking 3-4 gms. of Ajwain daily for some time
with water helps in breaking the stones and its explusion from kidney or
urinary bladder.
Wind
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Taking 1 tsp. Ground Ajwain with ¼ tsp. kaala
namak in skimmed curd relieves wind.
As Deodorant
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Ajwain is very effective in killing germs,
insects and purifies the air.
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Tie carom seeds in a cloth. Keeping this cloth in the
cupboard infested with cockroaches etc helps in removing them.
Weight Loss, Vomiting, Constipation, Nausea
How to prepare Ajwain Choorna
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Take 100 gms Carom Seeds, 2 lemons, 5-7 black
pepper and 1 tsp. black salt.
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Roast Carom seeds in a pan for 2-3 minutes.
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Take out the juice of 2 lemons in a bowl. Add
Carom Seeds to lemon juice. Mix it well and keep it for half an hour, so that
lemon juice gets absorbed well by the Carom Seeds. Now add 1 tsp of black salt to
this mix.
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Put it in a plate. Spread it properly so it gets
proper sunlight. Keep in sunlight for 10-12 hours.
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Now put
these Carom seeds in a grinder along with 5-7 black pepper and grind it. Ajwain
Choorna is now ready.
This choorna helps in curing vomiting, nausea, constipation and
assists in weight loss. For weight loss have it in morning along with drinkable
hot water. For vomiting or Nausea take 1/2 tsp. of this choorna along with
water.
Apart from its inherent curative properties Ajwain is cheap
and easily available in every kitchen. Its regular consumption is very
beneficial and does not result in any mental or physical side affects.
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