Dhanyaka
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Dhanyaka
Dhanyaka
BOTANICAL NAME
Coriandrum Sativum
FAMILY
Umbeliferaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
Dhana, Dhanaka, Dhaniyaka
ENGLISH
Coriander
HINDI
Dhania, Dhanya
KANNADA
Kothamir, Dhania
MALAYALAM
Kotta-malli
TELUGU
Daniyalu, Dhanyalu
TAMIL
Kothamalli
MARATHI
DISTRIBUTION
It is cultivated as a subsidiary crop in the black soil of deccan and south India
PARTS USED
Panchang, Fruit, Leaf
DOSE
Choorna-3-6gms, Oil-3 drops
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
D-mannitol, Flavonoid glycosides, Oxalic acid
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
QUALITY (GUNA)
Laghu, Snigda
TASTE (RASA)
Kashaya, Tikta, Katu, Madura
METABOLISM (VIPAKA)
Madura
POTENCY (VIRYA)
Ushnam
IMPACT (PRABHAVA)
Trishnanigrahanam
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Coriander is appetive stimulant and antispasmodic
- Juice used in nausea and morning sicknessin Rhematoid arthritis
- Anti inflammatory- helps in reducing swelling in the joints
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Digestive
- Appetizer
- Coolant
- Quenches thirst
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Lavanabaskara Choorna
- Brahmi Vati
- Hingavadi taila
- Chandraprabha vati
- Kankanyana gutika