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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''' 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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==Uses==
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{{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}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Fixed oil, essential oil, oleoresin, Carotenoids, Cardiac glycosides, Cyanogenic Glycosides, Flavonoids, Saponins, Triterpenes, sugars, Tannins etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Naram bele Soppu, Nayeetulasi|ml=Atunari vela|sa=Ajagandha|ta=Nal valai, Nal velai|te=Vaminta, Vayinta|hi=Hulhul, Hurhur, Kavalia|en=Dog Mustard}}
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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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Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Sheeta (Cold)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kaphahara, Vatahara, Deepana, Hridya
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Annual Erect}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===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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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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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|}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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==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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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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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.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf "chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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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.

Uses

[[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]], mouth sores, bleeding piles, leucorrhoea, Mild diabetes, Cough, physical weakness, ulcer, Urinary trouble, snakebite, infection in intestine.

Parts Used

Seeds, stem, leaves, Root.

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 NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ajagandha
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

Habit

Annual Erect

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open areas, waste places, cultivated and uncultivated land.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "chemistry"
  2. ↑ "morphology"

External Links

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