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Crude drug name | Market name | Ajwain |
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| Formal name | Yavani | |
Other names Tips！ | Ajwain (T), Jowan (B), Ajowan, Ajwain (H), Omu (K), Omum (M), Omamu (Te), Omum (Ta), Agnimantha, Jvanu (N), Asamodagam (Sin) | |
| English name | Bishop's Weed, Ajowan | |
| Original plant name | Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Spragne (= Carum copticum Benth. & Hook. f.), Bishop's Weed, Ajowan | |
| Family name | Umbelliferae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit |
| Production area information | India | |
| Collection information | India, Dibrugarh, Assam , Shree Vishwanath Marwari Databye Aushadhalaya | |
| Collection date | 1997/05/05 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 17368 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Yavani, Bishop's Weed, Ajowan | ||||
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| Original plant name | Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Spragne (= Carum copticum Benth. & Hook. f.) | |||||
| Family name | Umbelliferae | |||||
| Used part | Seeds | |||||
| Distribution area | Cultivated extensively in India. | |||||
| Remarks | Commonly cultivated. | |||||
| Common uses | Fruit is antiseptic, stomachic, carminative, stimulant, antispasmodic and tonic. It is used in dirrhoea/diarrhea, atonic dyspepsia, colic, flatulence, indigestion, cholera, sore throat, bronchitis, rheumatic, neuralgic pains and in checking chronic discharges. Taken with buttermilk it is a common remedy for relieving difficult expectoration due to dried up phlegm. Externally a paste of crushed fruits is applied for relieving colic pains and a hot and dry fomentation of the fruits on the chest is a common remedy for asthma. Ajowan is also used in the preparation of lotions and ointments applied for checking chronic discharges. Oil distilled from the fruits, known in commerce as Ajowan oil, is used in medicine. Both pure and dethymolized are employed as antiseptic, aromatic and carminative. Oil is reported to be useful as an expectorant in emphysema, bronchial pneumonia and some other respiratory ailments. It is rich in thymol which is a powerful antiseptic. It is useful in a variety of fungal infections of the skin and can be employed in the form of solutions, ointments or dusting powder. It is toxic in high doses which may lead to fatal poisoning. It is also used in dentistry and as an ingredient of many pharmaceutical preparations. The aqueous portion left after the separation of essential oil from the steam distillate of Ajowan is used under the name omum water. It is prescribed as a carminative and is believed to be useful in flatulence and gripe, especially in children. The fatty oil from the fruits is recommended as an external application in cases of rheumatism. | |||||
| Therapeutic uses | Sula (colic), Udara (ascitic types), Anaha (abdominal distension), Gulma (abdominal tumours/tumors), Pliha (spleen disorders), Krmi (worms) | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Others - Fruits yield essential oil (4.6%) containing thymol (35.60%) saponin; flavone and fatty oil yield 11.3% from the exhausted and 14.8% from the fresh fruits. | |||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter) | ||||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | |||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry), Tiksna (Sharp) | |||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||||
| Karma (General action) | Pacana (digestive), Rucya (appetising) | |||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata, increases Pitta | |||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Sukrahrt (destroys reproductive tissue) | |||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Buttermilk added with the powder of Yavani (Trachyspermum ammi) and Bida (a type of salt) should be taken. It acts as appetizer and carminative for Vata, Kapha and urine. 2. Saturating drink of buttermilk added with Bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium) or Bilva (Aegle marmelos) and Sunthi (dry ginger) or Citraka (Plumbago zeylanica) and Yavani should be given in piles. 3. Yavani, Sunthi, Patha (Cissampelos pariera), pomegranate and jaggery mixed with salted buttermilk acts as carminative. 4. Yavani, rocksalt, Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) and Sunthi powder of these together in equal quantity alleviates colic and improves digestive power. 5. One who takes Yavani with jaggery keeping on wholesome diet becomes free from urticaria in a week. | |||||
| Formulation | Yavanikadi curna, Yavanikadi kvatha, Yavanisadava, Yavanyarka, Takrarista | |||||
| Comments | Yavani is included in Sitaprasamana gana of Caraka and Caturbija of Bhavaprakasa. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 5 (Repr.1997), p 303. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 245. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 292. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol I, Ed. I, 1989. Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of Health, New Delhi p 129. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 2, pp 1204-1205. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1624. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 494-496. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 317. | ||||
| Remarks | In Haryana the seeds along with pepper and dry grapes are given in intermittent fever. Seeds are an ingredient of a popular Siddha medicine, Attaticurnam, used in digestive and rheumatic disorders. In the Unani System of Medicine ajowan is used as a crude drug to enhance the body resistance and is prescribed in amoebiasis. In addition to its active constituents the presence of fat (21.10%), protein (17.10%), carbohydrate (24.60%) and minerals (7.90%) in the drug which are absorbed by the body also help in protecting the body against diseases. Dry seeds are prescribed by street vendors as antidiabetic and antihypertensive. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/27 | |||||
