A Review on Trachyspermum ammi (Ajwain)

Authors

  • Zainab Zaki PG Scholar, Department of Ilmul Saidla, Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Gulzar Ahmad Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Farha Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

References

Jeet K, Devi N, Narender T, Sunil T, Lalit S, Raneev T. Trachyspermumammi (ajwain): a comprehensive review. Int Res J Pharm. 2012;3(5):133-8.

Bashyal S, Guha A. Evaluation of Trachyspermum ammi seeds for antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis. Asian J Pharmaceu Clin Res. 2018;11(5):274-77. [Google Scholar]

Oxford Dictionary - English. Ajowan - Definition of ajowan in English by Oxford Dictionaries.

Spices Board India [Internet]. Bishop’s Weed; 1999 [cited 2015 Aug 14]. Available from: http://www.indianspices.com/spice-catalog/bishops-weed.html

Green A. Field guide to herbs & spices: how to identify, select, and use virtually every seasoning at the market. Quirk Books;2006. [Google Scholar]

Bentley R, Trimen H. Medicinal plants. New Delhi: Asiatic Publishing House, 1999;107-15.

Krishnamoorthy V, Madalageri MB. Bishop weeds (Trachyspermumammi): An essential crop for north Karnataka. J Med Aromat Plant Sci. 1999;21:996-8.

Joshi SG. Medicinal Plants. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd; 2000;47. [Google Scholar]

Jan SA, Shinwari ZK, Zeb A, Khalil AT, Shah SH. Ethnobotany and research trends in Trachyspermum ammi L. (Ajowan); A popular folklore remedy. Am-Euras J Agri Environ Sci. 2015;15:68-73. [Google Scholar]

Bairwa R, Sodha RS, Rajawat BS. Trachyspermum ammi. Pharmacogn Rev. 2012 Jan;6(11):56. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Talebi Z, Afshari GK, Nasrollahi SA, Firooz A, Ghovvati M, Samadi A, Karimi M, Kolahdooz S, Vazirian M. Potential of Trachyspermum ammi (ajwain) gel for treatment of facial acne vulgaris: a pilot study with skin biophysical profile assessment and red fluorescence photography. Res J Pharmacogy. 2020 Apr 1;7(2):61-9. [Google Scholar]

Fazeli-nasab B, Fooladvand Z. A review on Iranian Carum copticum (L.): Composition and biological activities. Euro J Med Plants. 2016;12:1-8. [Google Scholar]

Boskabady MH, Alitaneh S, Alavinezhad A. Carum copticum L: a herbal medicine with various pharmacological effects. BioMed Res Int. 2014;2014:569087. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Ashraf M. Salt tolerance of cotton, some new advances. Crit Rev Plant Sci. 2002;2:1-30. [Google Scholar]

Munns R. Comparative physiology of salt and water stress. Plant Cell Environ. 2002 Feb;25(2):239-50. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Joy PP, Thomas J, Joseph GJ. Aromatic plants.In: Bose TK, Kabir J, Das P, Joy PP,editors. Tropical horticulture. Calcutta: Naya Prokash; 2001;633-733.

Ishikawa T, Sega Y, Kitajima J.Water-soluble constituents of ajowan. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2001 Jul;49(7):840-4. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Pruthi JS. Spices and condiments. Delhi: National Book Trust; 1996.

Chopra RN. Chopra’s indigenous drug of India. 2nd ed. Calcutta: Academic Publishers; 1982.

Nagalakshmi S, Shankaracharya NB, Pura Naik J, Mohan Rao LJ. Studies on chemical and technological aspects of ajowan (Trachyspermumammi (L.) Syn. Carum copticum Hiern) seeds. J Food Sci Technol. 2000;37:277-81. [Google Scholar]

The wealth of India: A dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products.Publications and Information Directorate. New Delhi: CSIR; 1976;21.

Chialva F, Monguzzi F, Manitto P, Akgül A. Essential oil constituents of Trachyspermumcopticum (L.) Link fruits. J Essent Oil Res. 1993;5:105-6. [Google Scholar]

Vasudevan K, Vembar S, Veeraraghavan K, Haranath PS. Influence of intragastric perfusion of aqueous spice extracts on acid secretion in anesthetized albino rats. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2000 Apr-Jun;19(2):53-6. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Bonjar GH. Anti yeast activity of some plants used in traditional herbal-medicine of Iran. J Biol Sci. 2004;4:212-5.

Umadevi I, Daniel M. Phenolics of some fruit spices of the Apiaceae. Natl Acad Sci Lett. 1990;13:439-41. [Google Scholar]

Choudhury S, Riyazuddin A, Kanjilal PB, Leclercq PA. Composition of the seed oil of Trachyspermumammi (L.) Sprague from Northeast India. J Essent Oil Res. 1998;10:588-90. [Google Scholar]

Gilani AH, Jabeen Q, Ghayur MN, Janbaz KH, Akhtar MS. Studies on the antihypertensive, antispasmodic, bronchodilator and hepatoprotective activities of the Carum copticum seed extract. J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Apr 8;98(1-2):127-35. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Thangam C, Dhananjayan R. Antiinflammatorypotential of the seeds of Carum Copticum Linn. Indian J Pharmacol. 2003;35:388-91. [Google Scholar]

Ahsan SK, Shah AH, Tanira MO, Ahmad MS, Tariq M, Ageel AM. Studies on some herbal drugs used against kidney stones in Saudi folk medicine. Fitoterapia. 1990;61:435-8. [Google Scholar]

Boskabady MH, Jandaghi P, Kiani S, Hasanzadeh L. Antitussive effect ofCarum copticum in guinea pigs. J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Feb 10;97(1):79-82. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Mathew N, Misra-Bhattacharya S, Perumal V, Muthuswamy K. Antifilarial lead molecules isolated from Trachyspermumammi. Molecules. 2008 Sep 11;13(9):2156-68. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Shome U, Rawat AK, Mehrotra S. Time-tested household herbal remedies. In: Jain SK, editor. Ethnobiology in human welfare. New Delhi, India: Deep Publications; 1996;96-100.

Nath D, Sethi N, Srivastav S, Jain AK, Srivastava R. Survey on indigenous medicinal plants used for abortion in some districts of Uttar Pradesh. Fitoterapia. 1997;68:223-5. [Google Scholar]

Drugs.com [Internet]. Bishop’s weed: Trachyspermum ammi L. Sprague; c2018 [cited 2019 Nov 21]. Available from: https://www.drugs.com/npp/bishop-s-weed.html

The Wealth of India. A Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials and Industrial Products Publications and Information Directorate. New Delhi: CSIR; 2003;10:267-72.

Malhotra SK, Vijay OP. Ajowan. Peter KV. Handbook of herbs and spices.England: Woodhead Publishing Limited; 2004.

Kaur GJ, Arora DS. In vitro antibacterial activity of three plants belonging to the family Umbelliferae. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Apr;31(4):393-5. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Zaidi SF, Yamada K, Kadowaki M, Usmanghani K, Sugiyama T. Bactericidal activity of medicinal plants, employed for the treatment of gastrointestinal ailments, against Helicobacter pylori. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jan 21;121(2):286-91. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Bonjar S. Evaluation of antibacterial properties of some medicinal plants used in Iran. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Oct;94(2-3):301-5. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Caccioni DR, Guizzardi M, Biondi DM, Renda A, Ruberto G. Relationship between volatile components of citrus fruit essential oils and antimicrobial action on Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum. Int J Food Microbiol. 1998 Aug 18;43(1-2):73-9. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Dwivedi SK, Singh KP. Fungitoxicity of some higher plant products against Macrophominaphaseolina (Tassi) Goid. Flavour Frag J. 1998;13(6):397-9. [Google Scholar]

Downloads

Published

2021-06-14