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[[File:Cleome gynandra 2.jpg|thumb|right|]]'''Ajagandhā''' a strong smelling, somewhat foetid herb. It grows upto 0.6 - 1 m tall. It can found abundantly throughout warmer parts of India.==Uses=={{stubUses|Mouth sores}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Mild diabetes}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Physical weakness}}, {{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Urinary trouble}}, {{Uses|Snakebite}}, {{Uses|Infection in intestine}}.

'''Ajagandhā''' consists of the seeds of Cleome gynandra Linn. Syn. Gynandropsis gynandra (Linn.) Briquet (Fam. Capparidaceae), a strong smelling, somewhat foetid herb, 0.6 - 1 m high, found abundantly throughout warmer parts of India. ==Uses=Food==={{Uses|}}, {{Uses|mouth sores}}, {{Uses|bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Mild diabetes}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|physical weakness}}, {{Uses|ulcer}}, {{Uses|Urinary trouble}}, {{Uses|snakebite}}, {{Uses|infection Ajagandha can be used in intestine}}food. Leaves are used as a fl avoring agent and are cooked as vegetable. They are slightly bitter but cooking removes bitterness.

{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|stemStem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}.

{{Common names|sa=Pashughandha|en=Dog Mustard|gu=Talvani, Dhelitalavan|hi=Hulhul, Hurhur, Kavalia|kn=Naram bele Soppu, Nayeetulasi|ks=Gandi Buti|ml=Atunari vela|samr=Tilvan, Bhatvan, Mabli, Tilavana, Tilvant|pa=AjagandhaBugra|ta=Nal valai, Nal velai|te=Vaminta, Vayinta|hi=Hulhul, Hurhur, Kavalia|en=Dog Mustard}}

Kaphahara, Vatahara, [[Deepana]], Hridya 

{{Leaf|ParipinnateDigitate|OblongAlternate|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiralspiralLeaves digitately 5-7 foliate; leaflets 5 x 2.5 cm, obovate; petiole 3-15 cm.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2-4cm long1.5 cm across|pinkWhite|5|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemescalyx lobes unequal, glandular, pubescent; petals long clawed, spreading; stamens 6, attached to the long gynandrophore; ovary glandular.}}

{{Fruit|oblong podCapsule|Thinly septate3-4 cm long terete, piloseglandular, wrinkledtip discoid.|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}

{{Propagation|Seeds}} ==How to plant/cultivate==

{{Commonly seen|Open areas}}, {{Commonly seen|waste Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|cultivated Cultivated and uncultivated Uncultivated land}}.

<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Vol-2 Chemistry]</ref><ref name="chemistryLeaf"]>FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN </ref><ref name="LeafCultivation details">[https://indiabiodiversitypfaf.org/speciesuser/showPlant.aspx?LatinName=Cleome+gynandra Cultivation details]</32002 ref><ref name="morphologyAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/17/ajagandha-uses-research-dose-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref>

* [https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-plant-ajagandha-cleome-gynandra/430/ Cleome gynandra Linn on bimbima.com]* [https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/ajagandha-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-cleome-gynandra-linn/ Cleome gynandra Linn on entranceindia.com]