Botanical Name – Trachyspermum ammi
Family – Apiaceae
English Name – Carom Seeds, Ajowan Caraway, and Bishop’s Weed
Plant Morphology
Yavani or Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi) is an annual herb plant native to India apart from other regions. It measures up to 3 feet and grows narrow green leaves. Ajwain flowers are small and delicate. They bear small fruit pods that people commonly confuse with seeds due to their seed-like appearance.
These fruits come in an oval shape with ridges. They resemble the seeds of plant-cousins, namely cumin, fennel, and caraway. Their color varies from yellowish-brown to greyish-green. They are bitter in taste and have a strong pungent aroma.
