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'''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.
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'''Ajagandhā''' a strong smelling, somewhat foetid herb. It grows upto 0.6 - 1 m tall. It can found abundantly throughout warmer parts of India.
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==Uses==
 
==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 in intestine}}.
 
{{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 in intestine}}.
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===Food===
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Ajagandha can be used in food. Leaves are used as a fl avoring agent and are cooked as vegetable. They are slightly bitter but cooking removes bitterness.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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===Prabhava===
 
===Prabhava===
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===Nutritional components===
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Ajagandha Contains the Following nutritional components like - 7-phenoxycoumarine, Diterpene lactone, Myristic, Palmitic acid, Steric, Oleic,
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Linoleic acid; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Nutritional components"/>
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Digitate|Alternate|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiralLeaves digitately 5-7 foliate; leaflets 5 x 2.5 cm, obovate; petiole 3-15 cm.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|1.5 cm across|White|5|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes calyx lobes unequal, glandular, pubescent; petals long clawed, spreading; stamens 6, attached to the long gynandrophore; ovary glandular.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Capsule| 3-4 cm long terete, glandular, tip discoid.|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Narayana churna]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
 
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
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==Cultivation Details==
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A plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,400 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Seed - surface sow or only lightly cover the seed in spring in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates in 5 - 14 days at 25. Ajagandha is available from June to October<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Open areas}}, {{Commonly seen|waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|cultivated and uncultivated land}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Open areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated and Uncultivated land}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
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Cleome gynandra 1.jpg
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Cleome gynandra 2 (4546001972).jpg
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Cleome gynandra 2.jpg
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Cleome gynandra 3 (4545384955).jpg
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Cleome gynandra African cabbage.JPG
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File:Cleome gynandra, silindriese tweekleppige vrugte, Spitskop, a.jpg|Capsule and seeds
 
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf "chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Vol-2 Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN </ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cleome+gynandra Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/17/ajagandha-uses-research-dose-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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<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>
 
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[[Category:Cleomaceae]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 18 October 2021

Cleome gynandra 2.jpg

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

Mouth sores, Bleeding piles, Leucorrhoea, Mild diabetes, Cough, Physical weakness, Ulcer, Urinary trouble, Snakebite, Infection in intestine.

Food

Ajagandha can be used in 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, Stem, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Fixed oil, essential oil, oleoresin, Carotenoids, Cardiac glycosides, Cyanogenic Glycosides, Flavonoids, Saponins, Triterpenes, sugars, Tannins etc.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Naram bele Soppu, Nayeetulasi
Hindi Hulhul, Hurhur, Kavalia
Malayalam Atunari vela
Tamil Nal valai, Nal velai
Telugu Vaminta, Vayinta
Marathi Tilvan, Bhatvan, Mabli, Tilavana, Tilvant
Gujarathi Talvani, Dhelitalavan
Punjabi Bugra
Kashmiri Gandi Buti
Sanskrit Pashughandha
English Dog Mustard


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kaphahara, Vatahara, Deepana, Hridya

Prabhava

Nutritional components

Ajagandha Contains the Following nutritional components like - 7-phenoxycoumarine, Diterpene lactone, Myristic, Palmitic acid, Steric, Oleic, Linoleic acid; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc[2]

Habit

Annual Erect

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Digitate Alternate Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiralLeaves digitately 5-7 foliate; leaflets 5 x 2.5 cm, obovate; petiole 3-15 cm.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 1.5 cm across White 5 Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes calyx lobes unequal, glandular, pubescent; petals long clawed, spreading; stamens 6, attached to the long gynandrophore; ovary glandular.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 3-4 cm long terete, glandular, tip discoid. Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[4]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Cultivation Details

Seed - surface sow or only lightly cover the seed in spring in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates in 5 - 14 days at 25. Ajagandha is available from June to October[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open areas, Waste places, Cultivated and Uncultivated land.

Photo Gallery

  • Cleome gynandra 1.jpg
  • Cleome gynandra 2 (4546001972).jpg
  • Cleome gynandra 2.jpg
  • Cleome gynandra 3 (4545384955).jpg
  • Cleome gynandra African cabbage.JPG

  • Capsule and seeds

References

  1. ↑ Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Vol-2 Chemistry
  2. ↑ Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
  3. ↑ FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN
  4. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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