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Trachyspermum roxburghianum - Ajamodika, Wild celery
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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Indigestion, intestinal parasites, colic, cramps, asthma, cough, cold, bronchitis, arthritis, gout and pain in joint, rheumatism, pain and inflammation.
Parts Used
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | The leaves are 2.5-8 cm long, variously pinnatisect, ultimate segments narrowly linear |
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
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
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat intestinal parasites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cramps
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cold
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat bronchitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat arthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat gout and pain in joint
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat pain and inflammation
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Annual plant
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Adventive on forest margins
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Ruderal areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Borders of forests and fields
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Apiaceae
