AJAMODA

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

• Sanskrit : Deepyaka
• Assamese : Bonjamani, Bonajain, Yamani, Ajowan
• Bengali : Randhuni, Banyamani
• Gujrati : Bodi Ajamo, Ajamo
• Hindi : Ajmuda, Ajmod
• Kannada : Oma, Ajavana, Omakki
• Kashmiri : Fakhazur, Banjuan
• Malayalam : Ayamodakum, Omam
• Marathi : Ajmoda, Oova
• Oriya : Banajuani
• Punjabi : Valjawain, Ajmod
• Tamil : Omam
• Telugu : Naranji vamu
• Urdu : Ajmod
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PROPERTIES AND ACTION

• Rasa : Katu, Tikta
• Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
• Virya : Ushna
• Vipaka : Katu
• Karma : Deepana, Vidahi, Kaphavatajit, Ruchik¤t, Krimijit,shoolaghna

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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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