Carom

Ajwain or Carom belongs to the family Apiaceae and is an annual herb. This aromatic herb has slightly a bitter and pungent taste. This aromatic her is commonly used for culinary purposes and definitely not eaten raw, rather they are in fried in oil,ghee or butter and then further used in cooking process. This herb are small pale brown in colour and have an oval shape, the ajwain plant cultivation is mainly done in Iran and Northern parts of India.

It is evident that ajwain seeds serves alot of medicinal functions but the current amount of use and dosage is required, too much consumption of ajwain can  create serious disorders like low blood pressure,ulcers,headache and nausea.

Thus it should be used carefully whether in the kitchen or as a medicine.