| Botanical Name (Latin):
Apium graveolens
Sanskrit
Name:
Ajamoda
Common Name (English):
Wild celery
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: +
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): katu
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): ushna
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
katu
Guna
(Qualities):
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
digestive, aromatic, analgesic (topical and abdominal), cardiac, carminative, anthhelmintic J/ diuretic, urinary antiseptic, antispasmodic, nerve stimulant and emmenagogue.
Indications
(Uses):
indigestion, abdominal pain gas, ischemic heart disease, gout..
Contraindications
(Cautions):
Not to be used during pregnancy. The diuretic action of ajamoda works by irritating the kidneys and therefore should be used with caution in cases of renal disorder. There also are reports of allergenicity (German commission E) and photosensitivity with therapeutic doses . (McGuffin 11)
Constituents:
sulphur, apoil--a poisonous principle, apiin, v essential oil, albumen,mucilage, salts
Active
Substances:
Plant Part
Used:
seed
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