Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusTrachyspermum
Scientific name with authorshipTrachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ammi cicutarium Willd.Ammi cicutarium Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Ammi copticum L.Ammi glaucifolium BlancoAmmios muricata MoenchAthamanta ajouan (Roxb.) Wall.Athamanta ajowan (Roxb.) Wall.Bunium aromaticum L.Bunium copticum (L.) Spreng.Carum ajawain (Roxb.) WaringCarum ajowan (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.fil.Carum ajowan (Roxb.) WaringCarum ammi (L.) SpragueCarum aromaticum (L.) DruceCarum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex HiernCarum copticum (L.) C.B.ClarkeCarum korolkowii (Regel & Schmalh.) LipskyConium africanum DC.Cyclospermum ammi (L.) Lag.Daucus anisodorus BlancoDaucus copticus (L.) Lam.Daucus copticus (L.) Pers.Deverra korolkowii Regel & Schmalh.Helosciadium ammi (L.) BrittonHelosciadium ammi (L.) OkenLigusticum ajawain Roxb.Ligusticum ajawain Roxb. ex FlemingLigusticum ajawain Spreng.Ligusticum ajowan RoylePetroselinum sativum Hook. & GilliesPituranthos korolkowii (Regel & Schmalh.) SchinzPtychotis ajawain (Roxb.) DC.Ptychotis ajowan (Roxb.) DC.Ptychotis coptica (L.) DC.Ptychotis foeniculifolia Steud.Selinum copticum (L.) E.H.L.KrauseSeseli ammoides Jacq.Seseli ammoides LinkSeseli foeniculifolium Poir.Sison ammi L.Trachyspermum copticum (L.) Link
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier849765-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.