Chanaka

BOTANICAL NAME: Cicer arietinum

FAMILY: Papilionaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Bhavaprakasha: Dhanya varga

ENGLISH NAME: Chick pea

COMMON NAME:

Sanskrit name: chanaka

Hindi name: chane

Punjabi name: chole

Kannada: Kadle, Kadale

Bengali: Chola

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

चणको हरिमन्थः स्यात्सकलप्रिय इत्यपि |

चणकः शीतलो रूक्षः पित्तरक्तकफापहः |

लघुः कषायो विष्टम्भी वातलो ज्वरनाशनः ||४५||

स चाङ्गारेण सम्भृष्टस्तैलभृष्टश्च तद्गुणः |

आर्द्रभृष्टो बलकरो रोचनश्च प्रकीर्तितः ||४६||

शुष्कभृष्टोऽतिरूक्षश्च वातकुष्ठप्रकोपणः |

स्विन्नः पित्तकफो हन्यात् सूपः क्षोभकरो मतः ||४७||

आर्द्रोऽतिकोमलो रुच्यः पित्तशुक्रहरो हिमः |

कषायो वातलो ग्राही कफपित्तहरो लघुः ||४८||

HABITAT: It is cultivated in Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

It is bushy plant, stem grows upto 1m tall. Leaves are imparipinnate with 3-8 pair of leaflets. Pods are rhomboid ellipsoid. Seed are yellow, brown, black or green, and round.

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES:

RASA	GUNA	VEERYA	VIPAKA	PRABHAVA	DOSHGHNTA
Kashaya	Ruksha, laghu	Sheeta	Katu	Balya	Pittakapha shamaka and increase vata

AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:

TASTE	PROPERTY	POTENCY	POST DIEGSTION EFFECT	ACTION	DOSHA ACTION
Astringent	Dry, Light	Cold	Pungent	Strength enchancer	Pitta kapha pacifying and increase vata

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein, Vitamin A, Phosphorus

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Burning sensation: Flour is to be kept in water for overnight and drink in the morning
• Pain: Chick pea soaked in water and is to be used in morning
• Oily skin: Paste is to be applied externally

INDICATIONS:

Rakta vikara Blood disorder, Jwara Fever, Daha Burn, Klama Fatigue, Shwasa Asthma

USEFUL PART: Seeds

DOSAGE: 125-250 mg or 5-10 drops

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Gandhak vati

2. Herbofresh bathing powder