Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Ligusticum ajawain	Roxb.	Asiat. Res. 11: 17o (1810)
Pituranthos korolkowi	Schinz	Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 211 (1894)
Ptychotis ajowan	DC.	Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 4: 497 (1828)
Trachyspermum copticum	Link	Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 267 (1821)
Sison ammi	L.	Sp. Pl. : 252 (1753)
Selinum copticum	E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 12: 43 (1904)
Seseli foeniculifolium	Poir.	Encycl. 7: 137 (1806)
Ammi copticum	L.	Mant. Pl. 1: 56 (1767)
Ammios muricata	Moench	Methodus : 99 (1794)
Apium ammi	Urb.	Fl. Bras. (Martius) 11(1): 341. 1879 [1 Dec 1879]
Athamanta ajowan	Wall.	Numer. List : n.º 572 (1829)
Bunium aromaticum	L.	Mant. Pl. 2: 218 (1771)
Bunium copticum	Spreng.	Pl. Umbell. Prodr. : 28 (1813)
Carum ajowan	Benth. & Hook.f.	Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1(3): 891. 1867 [Sep 1867]
Carum ammi	Sprague	J. Bot. 60: 314 (1922)
Carum aromaticum	Druce	Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 612 (1917)
Carum copticum	(L.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hiern	Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 12 (1877)
Carum korolkowii	(Regel & Schmalh.) Lipsky	Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 66 (1900)
Carum panatjan	Baill.	Hist. Pl. 7: 178 (1879)
Cyclospermum ammi	(L.) Lag.	Amen. Nat. Españ. 1(2): 101 1821
Daucus anisodorus	Blanco	Fl. Filip., ed. 2 : 150 (1845)
Daucus copticus	Lam.	Encycl. 1: 635 (1785)
Deverra korolkowi	Regel & Schmalh.	Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 589 (1877)
Helosciadium ammi	Oken	Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1831 (1841)
Helosciadium ammi	Britton	Fl. Bermuda [N.L. Britton] 279, fig. 303. 1918
Seseli gilliesii	Hook. & Arn.	Bot. Misc. 3: 354 (1833)
Cyclospermum ammi	(L.) Lag.	Amen. Nat. Españ. 1(2): 101 (1821)
Daucus copticus	(L.) Pers.
Ptychotis coptica	DC.	Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 4: 496 (1828)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	ajowan caraway
ace	jeumuju
Amharic	ነጭ ኣዝሙድ
Arabic	نانخة
Assamese	যনি
Bulgarian	ажгон
Bengali	জৈন
Czech	adžvain
Czech	adžvajen
Czech	adžvan
Czech	drsnoplodík moravčinovitý
Czech	koptský kmín
Welsh	ajowan
German	adiowan
German	ajowanfrucht
German	ajowanfrüchte
German	königskümmel
dv	ހިތި ދަމުއި
Persian	زنیان
Finnish	intiankumina
Finnish	ajowan
Gujarati	અજમો
Hindi	अजवाईन
Hungarian	ajovan
Indonesian	jemuju
Italian	ajowan
Japanese	アジョワン
Kazakh	Ажгон
Kannada	ಅಜವಾನ
Korean	아지바인
mad	mosè
mai	जमाइन
Macedonian	ајован
Malayalam	ajwain
Malayalam	ഓമം
Malayalam	അയമോദകം
Marathi	ओवा
Malay	ajwain
Malay	musi
Malay	mungsi
Burmese	စမုန်ဖြူ
Nepali	ज्वानो
Dutch	ajowan
Polish	adżwan
Punjab	اجوین
Pashto	سپېرکۍ
Portuguese	ajowan
Russian	Айован душистый
Russian	Айован
Russian	Индийский тмин
Russian	Коптский тмин
Russian	Айованое масло
Russian	Шабpий
Russian	Ажгон
sa	यवाग्रजः
sa	यवानी
sd	جاڻ
Swedish	ajowan
Tamil	ஓமம்
tcy	ಓಮ
Telugu	వాము
Thai	เทียนเยาวพาณี
Ukrainian	Ажгон
Ukrainian	Індійський кмин
Ukrainian	Айован
Urdu	اجوائن
Uzbek	ajwain
Chinese	阿育魏
Chinese	细叶糙果芹
Chinese	阿育魏实
Chinese	阿米糙果芹

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
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  - Morocco

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- Arabian Peninsula
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  - Xinjiang
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  - Andaman Islands
  - Myanmar
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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000411397
UNII	Q7R70ADO4A
USDA Plants	TRAM13
Tropicos	1700563
INPN	126943
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849765-1
The Plant List	kew-2438394
Open Tree Of Life	671429
Observations.org	123064
NCBI Taxonomy	52570
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000034163
Nature Serve	2.147557
IPNI	849765-1
iNaturalist	155843
GBIF	3034241
Freebase	/m/01yt7z
EPPO	TCSAM
EOL	477954
Elurikkus	353701
USDA GRIN	36803
Wikipedia	Ajwain

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Umair M, Altaf M, Ahsan T, Bussmann RW, Abbasi AM, Gatasheh MK, Elrobh M

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

07-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11077875
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00686-9
PMID:	38715115

Synergistic interactions of nanoparticles and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria enhancing soil-plant systems: a multigenerational perspective

Verma KK, Joshi A, Song XP, Singh S, Kumari A, Arora J, Singh SK, Solanki MK, Seth CS, Li YR

Front Plant Sci

29-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11089215
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2024.1376214
PMID:	38742215

Pharmacological Potential of Kaempferol, a Flavonoid in the Management of Pathogenesis via Modulation of Inflammation and Other Biological Activities

Alrumaihi F, Almatroodi SA, Alharbi HO, Alwanian WM, Alharbi FA, Almatroudi A, Rahmani AH

Molecules

26-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11085411
doi:	10.3390/molecules29092007
PMID:	38731498

Vasorelaxant and Blood Pressure-Lowering Effects of Cnidium monnieri Fruit Ethanol Extract in Sprague Dawley and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Park J, Shin S, Bu Y, Choi HY, Lee K

Int J Mol Sci

11-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11050430
doi:	10.3390/ijms25084223
PMID:	38673809

Herbal Spices as Food and Medicine: Microscopic Authentication of Commercial Herbal Spices

Khan A, Ahmad M, Sultan A, Khan R, Raza J, Ul Abidin SZ, Khan S, Zafar M, Uddin MN, Kazi M

Plants (Basel)

10-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054362
doi:	10.3390/plants13081067
PMID:	38674476

Current views of drought research: experimental methods, adaptation mechanisms and regulatory strategies

Wang X, Li X, Zhao W, Hou X, Dong S

Front Plant Sci

04-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11024477
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2024.1371895

Genetic variation and structure of endemic and endangered wild celery (Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff.) quantified using novel microsatellite markers developed by next-generation sequencing

Mahdavikia F, Ebadi MT, Shojaeiyan A, Ayyari M, Falahati-Anbaran M

Front Plant Sci

04-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11024376
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2024.1301936

Recent Advancements and Unexplored Biomedical Applications of Green Synthesized Ag and Au Nanoparticles: A Review

Ahmad S, Ahmad S, Ali S, Esa M, Khan A, Yan H

Int J Nanomedicine

03-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC10999736
doi:	10.2147/IJN.S453775
PMID:	38590511

Antibacterial effects of chitosan-based hydrogels containing Trachyspermum ammi essential oil on pathogens isolated from dogs with otitis externa

Niaraki NJ, Jamshidi S, Fasaei BN, Joghataei SM

BMC Vet Res

01-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC10985873
doi:	10.1186/s12917-024-03971-7
PMID:	38561827

Composition and antimicrobial activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Artemisia monosperma L. leaf essential oils and methanolic extracts from plants grown in normal and saline habitats in Egypt

Soliman MM, Elsaba YM, Soliman MS, Ahmed EZ

Sci Rep

28-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10973528
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-57301-w
PMID:	38538682

Choline supplementation: Impact on broiler chicken performance, steatosis, and economic viability from from 1 to 42 days

Ramalho de Lima M, Kaneko IN, de Lima AV, de Melo LN, de Lima MC, de Brito AN, Costa FG, Boas AD, Toledo AL, Ferrer SL, Marimuthu S

PLoS One

19-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10950236
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0295488
PMID:	38502648

Obtaining Microbiologically Safe Hatching Eggs from Hatcheries: Using Essential Oils for Integrated Sanitization Strategies in Hatching Eggs, Poultry Houses and Poultry

Oliveira GD, McManus C, Vale IR, dos Santos VM

Pathogens

18-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10974541
doi:	10.3390/pathogens13030260
PMID:	38535603

Is Gold Yellow? Plant Dyes and Gold-Making in the Ancient Chemical Arts

Manco C, Martelli M

Ambix

07-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11062326
doi:	10.1080/00026980.2024.2309061
PMID:	38450488

Investigating efficacy of colchicine plus phenolic monoterpenes fraction as a potential treatment for patients diagnosed with COVID-19: A randomized controlled parallel clinical trial

Vaziri S, Janbakhsh A, Zamanian MH, Shakiba Y, Mostafaei S, Norooznezhad AH, Mansouri K, Bagheri A, Abdali F, Fatahpour K, Mostafaie A

Heliyon

06-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10955262
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27373
PMID:	38515718

Antibacterial Effect of Eight Essential Oils against Bacteria Implicated in Bovine Mastitis and Characterization of Primary Action Mode of Thymus capitatus Essential Oil

Aouadhi C, Jouini A, Maaroufi K, Maaroufi A

Antibiotics (Basel)

05-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10967590
doi:	10.3390/antibiotics13030237
PMID:	38534672

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Methoxybenzenes / Dimethoxybenzenes
Methyleugenol	7127	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC=C)OC	178.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles
Anethole	637563	Click to see CC=CC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC	148.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Estragole	8815	Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)CC=C	148.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Branched unsaturated hydrocarbons
gamma-Terpinene	7461	Click to see CC1=CCC(=CC1)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Myrcene	31253	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
Carvacrol	10364	Click to see CC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/PTR.1238 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Cuminaldehyde	326	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O	148.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
p-CYMENE	7463	Click to see CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)C	134.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Thymol	6989	Click to see CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1439-0434.1986.TB00902.X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0944-7113(11)80046-2 https://doi.org/10.1002/PTR.1238 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6245358/ https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(1R)-2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene	6451618	Click to see CC1=CCC2(C1C2)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
(5S)-4-methylidene-1-propan-2-ylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane	6429260	Click to see CC(C)C12CCC(=C)C1C2	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
3-Carene	26049	Click to see CC1=CCC2C(C1)C2(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
alpha-PINENE	6654	Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
beta-Pinene	14896	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C1C2)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-	17868	Click to see CC1=CCC2(C1C2)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Camphene	6616	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Sabinen	18818	Click to see CC(C)C12CCC(=C)C1C2	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
4-Terpineol, (+/-)-	11230	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)(C(C)C)O	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
alpha-Terpinene	7462	Click to see CC1=CC=C(CC1)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Alpha-Terpineol	17100	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(C)(C)O	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Beta-Phellandrene	11142	Click to see CC(C)C1CCC(=C)C=C1	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Carvone, (+)-	16724	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(=C)C	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Carvone, (+/-)-	7439	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(=C)C	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Limonene, (+/-)-	22311	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
Terpinolene	11463	Click to see CC1=CCC(=C(C)C)CC1	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eudesmane, isoeudesmane or cycloeudesmane sesquiterpenoids
beta-Selinene	442393	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(CCCC(=C)C2C1)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698181
> Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Purine nucleosides
Adenosine	60961	Click to see C1=NC(=C2C(=N1)N(C=N2)C3C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)N	267.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
> Nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues / Pyrimidine nucleosides
Uridine	6029	Click to see C1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)C2C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O	244.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
(2S,3R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4-tetrol	90146781	Click to see CC(C(C(CO)O)O)O	136.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
1-Deoxy-d-ribitol	270738	Click to see CC(C(C(CO)O)O)O	136.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
1-Deoxy-l-erythritol	12241264	Click to see CC(C(CO)O)O	106.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol	8257	Click to see CC(C)(C=C)O	86.13	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Benzyl-beta-d-glucopyranoside	13254166	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	270.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides
2-C-Hydroxymethyl-D-ribose	193393	Click to see C(C(C(C(CO)(C=O)O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses
1-Deoxy-D-glucitol	10678630	Click to see CC(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O	166.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.49.840

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