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'''Ajamodika''' or '''Trachyspermum roxburghianum''' (also known as '''Carum roxburghianum''') is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is grown extensively in the South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia. Its aromatic dried fruits, like its close relative ajwain, are often used in Bengali cuisine but are rarely used in the rest of India. The fresh leaves are used as an herb in Thailand and it is used medicinally in Myanmar.
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'''Trachyspermum roxburghianum''' is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is grown extensively in the South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia.   The fresh leaves are used as an herb in Thailand and it is used medicinally in Myanmar.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|intestinal parasites}}, {{Uses|colic}}, {{Uses|cramps}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|cold}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|arthritis}}, {{Uses|gout and pain in joint}}, {{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|pain and inflammation}}.
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The small dried fruits, commonly referred to as seeds, are similar in appearance to those of ajwain, celery, and caraway. Because of their similarity in both appearance and flavor, it is often confused or substituted with celery seed.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
  
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It is a very strong spice, with a characteristic smell similar to parsley and a taste similar to celery. A couple of pinches can easily overpower a curry. In Bengali cuisine the seeds are used whole, quickly fried in very hot oil until they crackle. They are part of a local panch phoron (Bengali five spice) mixture, the other ingredients are cumin seed, fenugreek seed, fennel seed, and kalonji. In other places, a common use is in pickles or spice mixtures.
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==Chemical Composition==
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The ajwain essential oil contained thymol (87.75%) and carvacrol (11.17%) as major constituents and major nonphenolic components quantified were p-cymene (60.78%) and γ-terpinene (22.26%)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== External Links ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Ajamodhavoma|ml=Ayamodakam|sa=Ajamoda|ta=Asamtavomam|te=Ajumoda, Vamu|hi=Ajmod|en=Wild Celery }}
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachyspermum_roxburghianum Trachyspermum roxburghianum]
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Annual plant}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are 2.5-8 cm long, variously pinnatisect, ultimate segments narrowly linear}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|White, often with a pinkish tinge and Flowering Time is December - January }}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit| Ovoid|7–10 mm|Subglobose, compressed, mucriate or hispid fruiting time is December - January||Single}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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The plant is cultivated in southeast Asia at elevations up to 750 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Adventive on forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Ruderal areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Image:Apium_graveolens3.jpg|Flowering
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Image:Apium graveolens var. rapaceum flowering.jpg|Flowers
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Image:Apium graveolens var. rapaceum flowers.jpg|Flowers
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Image:Snijselderij Apium graveolens.jpg|(nl: Snijselderij) leaf cellery
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Image:Celery pose.jpg|(nl:Bleekselderij)
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2017/vol6issue3/PartB/6-2-14-456.pdf Phytochemical investigation]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/herb/trachyspermum-roxburghianum Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trachyspermum+roxburghianum Cultivation Details]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/apium-graveolens Trachyspermum roxburghianum on science direct]
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10496475.2011.560089 Chemical Composition of Three Ecotypes of Wild Celery ]
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2000.9712203 Volatile Seed Oils of Trachyspermum roxburghianum Benth. ex. Kurz. from India]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 25 August 2020

Trachyspermum roxburghianum is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is grown extensively in the South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia. The fresh leaves are used as an herb in Thailand and it is used medicinally in Myanmar.

Uses

Indigestion, intestinal parasites, colic, cramps, asthma, cough, cold, bronchitis, arthritis, gout and pain in joint, rheumatism, pain and inflammation.

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

The ajwain essential oil contained thymol (87.75%) and carvacrol (11.17%) as major constituents and major nonphenolic components quantified were p-cymene (60.78%) and γ-terpinene (22.26%)[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Ajamodhavoma
Hindi Ajmod
Malayalam Ayamodakam
Tamil Asamtavomam
Telugu Ajumoda, Vamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ajamoda
English Wild Celery


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Annual plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are 2.5-8 cm long, variously pinnatisect, ultimate segments narrowly linear

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 White, often with a pinkish tinge and Flowering Time is December - January

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Ovoid 7–10 mm Subglobose, compressed, mucriate or hispid fruiting time is December - January Single {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant is cultivated in southeast Asia at elevations up to 750 metres[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Adventive on forest margins, Ruderal areas, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Flowering

  • Flowers

  • Flowers

  • (nl: Snijselderij) leaf cellery

  • (nl:Bleekselderij)

References

  1. ↑ Phytochemical investigation
  2. ↑ Plant description
  3. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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