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Trachyspermum roxburghianum - Ajamodika, Wild celery

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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.

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.

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