Ajowan Oil

ALOWAN OIL

(TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM)

Ingredient Origin - INDIA

Ingredient Type - ESSENTIAL OIL

Extraction Method - STEAM DISTILLED

Description: Ajowan is an herbaceous annual, 30 -70 cm (1 -2 ft) in height, bearing feathery leaves and red flowers. The stems are striate, the leaves are rather distant, 2-3 pinnately divided, the segments linear.

Aromatic Scent: Ajowan has a herbaceous, spicy, medicinal odor, similar to thyme.

Common Uses: The chemical constituents in Ajowan Essential Oil, thymol and carvacol, have anti-spasmodic and anti-microbial properties.

History: Also known as Bishop