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Trachyspermum ammi (Linn.) Sprague ex Turril - Yavaani
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Yavaani consists of dried fruit of Trachyspermum ammi (Linn.) Sprague ex Turril Syn. Carum copticum Benth & Hook. f. Ptychotis ajwan DC. (Fam. Umbelliferae), an annual, erect herb, upto 90 cm tall, cultivated almost throughout India, uprooted and thrashed for collecting the fruits[1]
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Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Oma, Yom, Omu |
| Hindi | Ajwain, Jevain |
| Malayalam | Omam, Ayanodakan |
| Tamil | Omam |
| Telugu | Vamu |
| Marathi | Onva |
| Gujarathi | Ajma, Ajmo, Yavan, Javain |
| Punjabi | Lodhar |
| Kashmiri | Kath |
| Sanskrit | Dipyaaka, Yamaani |
| English | Bishop's weed |
Chemical Composition
Essential oil and fixed oil.
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), Teekshna
Veerya
Ushna (Heat)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Shoolahara, Anulomana, Deepana, Krimighna, Paacana, Rucya
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 170
See also
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- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
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