BOTH THE LEAVES AND SEEDS OF AJWAIN ARE CONSUMED.AJWAIN SEEDS HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL.THE OIL CONTAINS THYMOL,THAT GIVES THE FRUIT LIKE SMELL.THYMOL IS COMMONLY USED TO TREAT DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS.IT HAS ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES.
COUGH AND CONGESTION RELEF:
AJWAIN CAN PROVIDE RELIEF FROM COUGHING AS WELL AS CLEAR MUCUS FROM YOUR NOSE,BOTH OF WHICH MAKE BEATHING EASIER.IT MAY ALSO HELP TO WIDEN THE BRONCHIAL TUBES,WHICH CAN HELP THOSE WITH ASTHMA.
DIGESTIVE HEALTH:
ACTIVE ENZYMES IN AJWAIN IMPROVE THE FLOW OF STOMACH ACIDS,WHICH CAN HELP TO RELIEVE THE INDIGESTION,BLOATING,GAS.THE PLANT CAN ALSO HELP TO TREAT PEPTIC ULCERS AS WELL AS SORES IN THE ESOPHAGUS,STOMACH AND INTESTINES.
LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE:
REASEARCH IN RATS INDICATES THAT THYMOL IN AJWAIN MIGHT ACT TO KEEP CALCIUM FROM
ENTERING THE BLOOD VESSELS IN YOUR HEART,HELPING TO LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE.