Ajamoda consists of dried, aromatic fruits of Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. V. M. ex Benth. (Fam. Umbelliferae); an annual herb cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka; collected by thrashing plants on a mat and dried in shade or in drying sheds.
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SYNONYMS
PROPERTIES AND ACTION
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IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Ajamodarka, Ajamodadi Churna.
THERAPEUTIC USES - Gulma, Aruchi,Adhmana, Hiikka, Chhardi Krimi Roga,shiula
DOSE - 1-3 g of the drug in powder form.
Note: Trachyspermum roxburghianum (DC) Sprague Syn. Carum roxburghianum Benth.
Hook.f. is the common market substitute.
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