Trachyspermum roxburghianum (Benth) commonly known as Radhuni and in the brotherhood of Ajwain is known Celery and a herb which has higher phenolic contents like Alpha - Lenolinic acids and Thymol. The plant is used traditionally as a stimulant, carminative, flatulence, atonic dyspepsia, diarrhoea, abdominal tumours, abdominal pains, piles, and bronchial problems, lack of appetite, galactogogue, asthma and amenorrhoea. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. galactogogue, asthma and amenorrhea. Zataria multiflora Boiss (ZM), Trachyspermum ammi L. (TA), and Anethum graveolens L. (AG) are among the common herbal medicines used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders [13], ... Zataria multiflora Boiss (ZM), Trachyspermum ammi L. (TA), and Anethum graveolens L. (AG) are among the common herbal medicines used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders [13][14][15]. Other synonyms are Ammi copticum (L.), Carum copticum (L.), and Trachyspermum copticum. Ancient India is one of the pioneers of studies of plants as medicine, i.e. Ajwain is full of antioxidants that are essential for living a healthy life. The uses of various pesticides, preservatives, etc. The study was carried out to ascertain the anti bacterial properties present in ethanol extract of dried scale leaves of Trachyspermum ammi. importance in today’s world. A survey was conducted from March to July, 1987 in the rural areas of Districts of Lucknow and Farrukhabad to identify herbs commonly used by women for inducing abortions. Objective: The scientific validity of contemporary and alternative medicinal forms such as Ayurveda and Siddha is of prime Further, studies reveal the presence of various phytochemical constituents mainly carbohydrates, glycosides, saponins, phenolic compounds, volatile oil (thymol, (γ-terpinene, para-cymene and α and ß-pinene), protein, fat, fiber and mineral matter containing calcium, phosphorous, iron and nicotinic acid. In addition, 8751 sequences containing simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and 1180 putative transcription factor genes were also identified. The study was performed on 35 male Wistar rats. Although, activities of various antioxidative enzymes like superoxidase dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) initially increased up to a Cd level of 1.5 mM but were significantly diminished at the highest Cd level of 3 mM. Also, the improvement of the quality of life in the herbal medicine arm was significantly more than that in the control arm (P < 0.001). various pharmacological activities like antifungal, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive, cytotoxic activity, Hypolipidaemic, Antihypertensive, antispasmodic, broncho-dilating actions, Antilithiasis, diuretic, Abortifacient, Antitussive, Nematicidal, Anthelmintic and Antifilarial Activity. Seven case-reports of herbal therapies for conjunctivitis, diabetes, chronic fevers, malaria, typhoid fever, pneumonia, menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, whooping cough and infective hepatitis, recorded by the herbal folk practitioners, were discussed in this paper. All rights reserved. endstream endobj 26 0 obj <>/Metadata 2 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/Pages 23 0 R/StructTreeRoot 6 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 27 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Type/Page>> endobj 28 0 obj <>stream The GC-MS analysis of the volatile oil showed the presence of 17 constituents of which thymol (39.36%). Trachyspermum ammi commonly known as ‘Ajwain’ belonging to family apiaceae is distributed throughout India and it is mostly cultivated in Gujarat and Rajasthan.