Alfarid is one of the most prominent supplier and exporters of Bishop Weed Seeds.
Botanical Name: Trachyspermum
amoni (L.) Sprague
Bay Leaves or Ajwain are dried leaves or evergreen shrub. Bishop's weed is a small, erect,
annual shrub with soft fine hair.
Uses
Bay leaves are used as flavouring in soups, stews, meat,
fish, sauces and in confectionaries. The essential oil from the leaves
is also used as spice and food flavouring agent. The major functional
properties are anti-microbial, anti-fungal, hypoglycaemic, anti-ulcerogenic
etc.
The seeds are stimulant and are useful in
counteracting spasmodic disorders. The herb is also beneficial in
earache. The seeds are used as a spice, in flavoring numerous foods, as
anti-oxidants, preservatives and in medicine.
Gastro-Intestinal Disorders: Bishop's weed and volatile oil has long been used in indigenous medicine
for the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, atonic dyspepsia, cholera,
colic, flatulence and indigestion.
Respiratory Disorders: A mixture of
the seeds and buttermilk is an effective remedy for relieving difficult
expectoration caused by dried up phlegm. The seeds are also efficacious
in bronchitis. A hot fomentation with the seeds is a popular household
remedy for asthma. Chewing a pinch of ajwain seeds with a
crystal of common saIt and a clove is a very effective remedy for cough
caused by acute pharyngitis in influenza.
Common Cold: Bishop's weed is an
effective common cold remedy. It has a remarkable power to open up
clogged and congested nasal passages.
Migraine: The seeds are useful in
the treatment of migraine and delerium. They should either be smoked or
sniffed frequently to obtain relief.
Rheumatism: The oil extracted from
the seeds is beneficial in the treatment of rheumatic and neuralgic
pains. It should be applied on the affected parts.
Throat Congestion: An infusion of
the seeds mixed with common salt is an effective gargle in acute
pharyngitis, sore and congested throat and hoarseness of the voice due
to cold.
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