Ajgandha

Ajagandha consists of the seeds of Cleome gynandra Linn. Syn. Gynandropsis gynandra (Linn.) Briquet (Fam. Capparidaceae); a strong smelling, somewhat foetid herb, 0.6 - 1 m high, found abundantly throughout warmer parts of India.

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SYNONYMS

• Sanskrit : Pasugandh¡
• Assamese : Bhutmulla
• Bengali : Hurhuria, Shulte
• English : Dog Mustard
• Gujrati : Talvani, Dhelitalavan
• Hindi : Hulhul, Hurhur, Kavalia
• Kannada : Naram bele Soppu, Nayeetulasi
• Kashmiri : Gandi Buti
• Malayalam : Atunari vela
• Marathi : Tilvan, Bhatvan, Mabli, Tilavana, Tilvant
• Oriya : Anasorisia, anasorisa
• Punjabi : Bugra
• Tamil : Nal valai, Nal velai
• Telugu : Vaminta, Vayinta

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PROPERTIES AND ACTION

• Rasa : Katu
• Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
• Virya : Sheeta
• Vipaka : Katu
• Karma : shoolghni, Deepana, Hridya, Pittala, Vatahara

IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS – Narayan choorna

THERAPEUTIC USES - Gulma, Ashtheela¡, K¤miroga, Karna roga.

DOSE - 1-3 g of the drug in powder form.

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