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Cleome gynandra - Ajagandha

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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.

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.

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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

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