AJMODA
AJMODA
Botanical Name : APIUM GRAVIOLENCE
Family : Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
HEALTH BENEFITS OF AJMODA / APIUM GRAVIOLENCE:
Ajmoda is a well-known drug for the digestive, respiratory diseases, rheumatism, and gout.
Ajwain water is used for treating respiratory problems due to the presence of soothing and warming properties. Drink Ajwain water to provide relief from asthma symptoms either made from hot or warm water. Mix it with jaggery to promote its decongestant potential.
Botanical Name : APIUM GRAVIOLENCE
Synonyms
Ammi copticum L, Trachyspermum copticum (L.) Link, Carum copticum (L.) Benth.& Hook. f.Regional Names:
English : Bishop's Weed, Hindi : Ajwain, Jevain, Sanskrit : Yavani, Yamanika,Dipyaka, Punjabi : Lodhar, Urdu : Ajwain, Assamese : Jain, Bengali : Yamani, Yauvan, Yavan, Javan, Yavani, Yoyana Gujrati : Ajma, Ajmo, Yavan, Javain, Kannada : Oma, Yom, Omu, Kashmiri : Kath, Malayalam : Omam, Ayanodakan, Marathi : Onva, Oriya : Juani, Tamil :Omam, Telugu : Vamu.Part Used :
Fruit.Description :
AJMODA/Ajwain is a small, erect, annual shrub is cultivated in black soil particularly along the riverbank throughout in India. It is also grown in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Central Asian countries, China and Africa.Fruits are minute, egg shaped, ovoid, compressed, about 2 mm long and 1 mm wide. Surface of fruits is rough with soft fine hairs, greyish brown in colour with a characteristic odour and pungent taste.Phytoconstituents :
The main chemical constituents of the fruit of the herb is 50% of essential oil which consists of thymol and 21.8% fat, 21.2% fibre, and 24.6% carbohydrates per 100 grams of the seeds. Fatty acids, contains palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, petroselenic acid and resin acid. Other monoterpenoids include dipentene, p-cymene, camphene, b-3-carene, carvacrol, limonene, myrcene; alpha, beta and gama- pinene and Glycosides. The main minerals in the seeds are calcium, phosphorus and iron, while its major vitamins are carotene, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.HEALTH BENEFITS OF AJMODA / APIUM GRAVIOLENCE:
Ajmoda is a well-known drug for the digestive, respiratory diseases, rheumatism, and gout.
Ajwain water is used for treating respiratory problems due to the presence of soothing and warming properties. Drink Ajwain water to provide relief from asthma symptoms either made from hot or warm water. Mix it with jaggery to promote its decongestant potential.
- It is drying in nature. Therefore shows beneficial effects on asthma, cough, and cold, congestion, and bronchitis. It dilates lungs pathway by preventing spasm.
- It helps to get rid of the excess mucous due to expectorant, and heating action.
- It stimulates digestive process.It helps in digestion of difficult to digest food.
- It gives relief in flatulence, intestinal parasites, colic, and cramps.
- It promotes downward flow of air.
- It gives relief in menstrual cramps.
- It is specific remedy for arthritis, rheumatism, gout, and pain in joints. It reduces pain, and inflammation.
- It detoxifies body.
- It balances entire nervous system.It removes nervous constriction.
- It is specific remedy for arthritis, rheumatism, gout, and pain in joints. It reduces pain, and inflammation.
- AJMODA detoxifies body.
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