

17 SANSKRIT MATERIA MEDICA. 



^OTiteT, Ajamodd. ' Carum Roxburghiamvm, Benth. Vern. Ajmad, 



Hind. Rdndhuni, Beng. 



*ffa3i, Jiraka. Cuminum Cyminum, Linn. Vera. Jird, Beng. 



i$F^\, Sushavi. Carurn Carui, Linn. Vern. Skid jird, Hind. 



Tgft^iT, Madhurikd. Foeuiculwm vulgare, Gcertn. Mauri, Beng. 

 Sonj\ Hind. 



fa%T, Misreyd. Anethum Sotva* Rt>xb. Vern. Sulpha, B. Sowd, H. 



t^TM, Dhanydka. Conundrum sativum, Linn. Vern. Dhanid H. 



PTYCHOTIS AJOWAN. The seeds of Ptychotis Ajotvan 

 have an aromatic smell and warm pungent taste. They are used 

 for culinary purposes, as spices along with betel nuts and pan 

 leaves, and as a carminative medicine. A teaspoonful of djowan 

 with a little rock salt, is a oommon domestic remedy for 

 indigestion from irregular diet. The following compound powder 

 is used in cases of colic or pain in the bowels. Take of djowan, 

 rook salt, sonchal salt, yavakshdra, assafoedita, and ohebulio 

 myrobalan, equal parts ; powder the ingredients and mix. Dose, 

 grains ten to twenty, to be taken with wine. 1 tfowan, taken daily 

 with treacle, is said to cure urticaria within a week. 2 Ajotvan, 



amant 



as aromatic adjuncts in compound prescriptions. 



CARUM ROXBURGHIANUM. The seeds of Carum Box- 

 bwrghiantm ( ajamodd ) trwr are an essential ingredient of native 

 cookery. They are said to be useful in hiccup, vomiting and 

 pain in the region of the bladder. They enter into the composi- 

 tion of several carminative and stimulant preparations, such as 

 the Ajamodddi ehurna (see Argyreia speciosa), etc. 



CUMINUM CYMINUM. (sftrr) Cumin seeds form an ingredient 

 of some curry powders and pickles used by the natives. They 

 are regarded as stomaohio, carminative, astringent and useful 



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Aruthum is reduced by Dra. Uouksr and Bentham to Psucafenum. 



