Steinmetz:Carum

Carum ajowan

Also known as (or relevant to) Carum ajowan Carum copticum Ammi copticum Ptychotis ajowan Trachyspermum ammi Ligusticum ajowan Ptychotis coptica Family Umbelliferae English Names Ajowan True Bishop's weed Natural Habitat Egypt Persia Abyssinia Eastern India Indonesia Seychelles Part(s) Used Semen Ajowani = Fructus Ajowae Oleum Ajowani

Constituent(s) essential oil stearoptin (identical with thymol contained in Thymus vulgaris) cymene terpene fatty oil protein Action carminative stimulant stomachic aromatic tonic antispasmodic anthelmintic antiseptic used as a condiment The seeds are largely used for the manufacture of thymol and have proved much more remunerative than Thymus vulgaris

Carum carvi

Also known as (or relevant to) Carum carvi Family Umbelliferae English Names Caraway Natural Habitat Central Europe (especially Netherlands) Iceland Finland Russia Persia Morocco Asia Part(s) Used Fructus Carvi Oleum Carvi

Constituent(s) essential oil (chiefly consisting of carvone) fixed oil protein starch sugar wax resin Action aromatic stimulant stomachic carminative digestive galactagogue diuretic antispasmodic vermifuge slightly emmenagogue

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book