Ajowan Oil

Botanical name: trachyspermum copticum
Family: apiaceae (parsley family)
Description & extraction:
the ajowain essential oil is highly used in india for flavouring and for home made medications from ancient times. It is basically used in stomach ache. It is a perfumary raw material. The ajowain essential oil is highly valued in spasmodic, carminative and a good stimulent tonic. Ultimately benificial for health. It is extracted by the steam distillation process.

Blends well with:
ajowain essential oils blend well together, parsley oil, thyme oil, sage oil etc.

Chemical composition:
50 % thymol ,α-pinene, p-cymene, limonene and γ-terpinene.

Toxicological Properties:
This valued considerably in medicine on account of the presence of thymol. The oil of ajwain is an almost colourless to brownish liquid with characteristic odour and a sharp hot taste. Ajwain is called omam in the southern part of India. Anti-microbial, antispasmodic, antiseptic, carminative, stimulant, germicide and tonic.

Uses & Precautions:
Avoid in Pregnancy , Used after consulting with Aromatherapist.

Summary:
Ajowain Oil, which is an essential oil, distilled from aerial parts (flowers, leaves) of ajowain. The plants are grown in Algeria, however, isothymol (50%) was earlier found to be the dominant constituent before the thymol, p-cymene limonene and γ-terpinene. This essential oil is spelled differently in various parts of India as well as world.

Shipping Options:
We have shipping our goods by Air as well as Sea and also shipping i.e. DHL, Fedex, UPS, TNT, & EMS.

Product	Ajowan Oil (40% Thymol)
Lot No.	As Mentioned On Label
Manufacturing Date	Nov. 2010
Best before	Nov. 2012
Appearance	Fluid liquid
Colour	Very light Yellow colour
Odour	Warm, Spicy, Pungent and typical odour of Thyme
Botanical Source	Carcum Copticum

Physico-Chemical Properties:-

Specific Gravity	0.910 to 0.930 (0.925)
Optical Rotation	Slightly Dextrorotatory t0 +5 (+3.5)
Refractive Index	1.4870 to 1.504 (1.498)
Total Assay	40.54% + by GC-MS