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Apium leptophyllum - Ajamoda
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Ajamoda consists of dried, aromatic fruits of Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. V. M. ex Benth. (Fam. Umbelliferae); an annual herb cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka; collected by thrashing plants on a mat and dried in shade or in drying sheds[1]
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Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Oma, Ajavana, Omakki |
| Hindi | NA |
| Malayalam | Ayamodakum, Omam |
| Tamil | Omam |
| Telugu | Naranji vamu |
| Marathi | Ajmoda, Oova |
| Gujarathi | Bodi Ajamo, Ajamo |
| Punjabi | Valjawain, Ajmod |
| Kashmiri | Fakhazur, Banjuan |
| Sanskrit | Deepyaka, |
| English |
Chemical Composition
Essential oil and fixed oil etc.
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (Pungent), Tikta
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (heat)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kaphahara, Vatahara, Deepana, Hridya, Vidahi, Krimijit, shoolaghna
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 03.
See also
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