AJWAIN - USES IN OBGY

Ajwain is commonly konwn as Ova in Marathi , Ajwain in Hindi & Ajamoda in Sanskrit and thymol seeds / Carom seeds in English .

Latin Name - Carum roxburghianum

Family - Umbellifereae 

                               

Properties -

Rasa - Katu , Tikta 

Virya - Ushana

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Laghu, Snigdha, Tikshna 

Chemical constituents -

Volatile oil

USES -

1. Anartava ( Amenorrhoea)

2. Kashtartava ( Dysmenorrhoea)

3. It is used for increasing menstrual flow .

4. After delivery , it is used as vatanulomana. 

YAVANI 

Latin Name - Trachyspermum ammani

Family - Umbelliferae

Properties - same as ajwain

Chemical Constituents -

Ajowan oil , Carvacrol

USES -

1. Shukranashak due to Tikshna guna.

2.Garbhashayottejak due to ushna & tikshna guna so used in Kashatrtava ( dysmenorrhoea) & Sutikaroga ( diseases in postpartum state)

3.GarbhashayShodhan ( Cleansing action of uterus) so used in sutika.

4.works as Vatanulomak ,so it is used in makkalshoola.

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks