Ajwain or carom seeds:
Tiny little seeds
are mandatory in each and every Indian kitchen and have a great importance in
Indian cooking. These seeds have strong aroma to remove bloating and congestion.
These seeds also provide flavor, fragrance and taste to food recipes and chapattis.
Ajwain also has volatile oil to help digestion
but try to use it raw form or in low flame cooking or last stage of cooking.
According to Ayurveda,
Ajwain seeds are Amanashak which remove toxin from intestines preserve inner
wall of intestines and it reduces toxin formation in the digestive canal
restricting indigestion and mal-absorption.
Ajwain seeds are rich in minerals, fiber, vitamins and have many
anti oxidants. Ajwain is a potent antimicrobial (contains about 50% thymol),
carminative, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, diuretic, and energizer.
They can be chewed raw, added to water or tea to extract maximum benefits from
them.
Uses of
Ajwain:
1.
Healthy
Digestion and bloating :
· take ¼ tsp ajwain
seeds after every meal with lukewarm water,
· You also can have ajwain
tea as boil a cup of water mix ½ tsp ajwain with a pinch of Dry ginger.
· For little kids give
ajwain jaggery tea to release bloating like 1 or 2 tsp is sufficient.
· During menstrual cycle
have ajwain tea or just a pinch of ajwain with pinch of salt with Luke warm
water.
· Use ajwain seeds in
fritters, pooris, batis and chapattis to make it more digestive.
2.
Female
health:
·
It is mandatory for every post natal care women to have it regular for at
least for 3 month to improve her digestion
as per Indian homes for restoration of uterus health .
·
Regular use of ajwain in food improves PMS symptoms and PCOD disorders. (a
mixture of ajwain, saunf, kalongi, jeera,methidana in a equal quantity , grind
it and have it empty remedy)
·
During menstrual cycle those who have scanty and painful periods it’s a good
remedy.
.
3.
Ajwain
for Cold and Flu
·
Ajwain seeds and jaggery kadha in congestion and hard winter a best
remedy.
·
We can make a little potli of roasted ajwain with ½ tsp salt and place it
around kids to give relief to blocked nose.
Elders can also use like natural inhaler.
·
For Asthma patients ajwain seeds aroma/steam is beneficial.
4.Mouth ulcers and bad breath:
·
Have ajwain seeds after food good for gums and mouth ulcers
·
It a best mouth wash and good for oral hygiene.
5.Hair health:
· Ajwain seeds improve
vata to avoid early grey hair, and promote healthy scalp and growth of hair.
6. Joint and bones health : It improve vyana vata, and shaleshmak
kapha to improve joints health and swelling or infections.
You can also apply Ajwain paste to painful joint, mix with honey or til oil.
7. Healthy heart: Ajwain seed
regulates blood pressure and make arteries healthy. It makes lower
triglycerides and cholesterol.(Research
indicates that thymol -the significant component of carom seeds-may have
calcium-channel-blocking effects and could help lower blood pressure levels).
8. Weight
Management:
Daily ajwain water gives high metabolic rate to burn extra fat and
inflammation to the body. Within a week it shows result like remove 2-3 kgs quickly.
Other
benefits:
Ajwain paste with mustard oil prevents mosquito bite scars from the skin.
Increase healthy appetite and healing agent for whole body growth.
When to Avoid;
Avoid if you have hot potency body
type or high pitta tendency. It has anti allergic factors but try to take it not more than ½ tsp uses
everyday because it has hot potency so no large quantity as a solo or with
water or jiggery or mustard oil.
So use the ajwain seeds and
enjoy your healthy meal with healthy body
