Original Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides · from Ladakh

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Trachyspermum ammi — what it is, what it has traditionally been used for, and which sea buckthorn formulations carry it.

Botanical nameTrachyspermum ammi
Part usedSeed
In this range2 products

Ajwain is carom seed, the fruit of Trachyspermum ammi, and is a kitchen ingredient across north India before it is anything else. Its sharp thyme-like smell comes from thymol, which makes up a large part of its essential oil.

Its traditional use is digestive — bloating, gas and heaviness after eating — and it is one of the household remedies people actually still reach for rather than one that only survives in texts.

What it is doing in these products

It appears in the digestive formulations.