BOTANICAL NAME: Apium graveolens
FAMILY: Umbelliferae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Acharya: Shoolaprashamana, Deepneeya
Sushruta: Haritkyadi
Bhavaprakasha: Haritkyadi varga
COMMON NAME
Hindi: Ajmuda, Ajmod
Punjabi: Valjawain, Ajmod
Kannada: Ajamoda
Bengali: Vanyamani, Randhuni, Ajamooda, Chanu
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
खराश्वा च मयूरो दीप्यकस्तथा |
तथा ब्रह्मकुशा प्रोक्ता कारवी च समस्तका ||७०||
अजमोदा कटुस्तीक्ष्णा दीपनी कफवातनुत् |
उष्णा विदाहिनी हृद्या वृष्या बलकरी लघुः |
नेत्रामयकफमिच्छर्दिहिक्काबस्तिरुजो हरेत् ||७१||
HABITAT: It is found in North Western Himalayas, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, U.P
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It is an erect, biennial or annual herb. Roots are succulent and well developed. Stems are branching. Leaves are oblong to obovate, 7-8cm long pinnate or trifoliate. Flowers are white or greenish white, very small compound umbels. Fruit is a schizocarp, consisting of two mericarp, suborbicular, greyish white.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu, tikta | Laghu, Ruksha | Usna | Katu | – | Kaphavatasamaka, pittavardhaka |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGETSION EFFECT | ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Pungent, Bitter | Light, Dry | Hot | Pungent | - | Kaphavata pacifying, increases pitta |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Essential oil and fixed oil
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Aruchi: Its fruit powder is to be administered with warm water
- Krumi: Decoction is to be used
- Colic pain: Fresh phanta is to be used in a dose of 3 to 4 ml
INDICATIONS:
Aruchi Indigestion, Adhmana Flatulence, Hikka Hiccup, Charddi Nausea, Shoola Pain
USEFUL PART: Seeds
DOSAGE: 1-3 g of the drug in powder form
FORMULATION:
1. Ajamodarka
2. Ajamodadi Churna