BOTANICAL NAME: Lepidium sativum
FAMILY: Brassicaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Bhavaprakash: Haritkyadi Varga
ENGLISH NAME: Common Cress
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Hälom, Halim, Canasura ,Candrasura
Punjabi: Tejaka
Bengali: Halima, Candasūra, Aleveri, Aliva
Kannad: Allibija
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
चन्द्रिका चर्महन्त्री च पशुमेहनकारिका |
नन्दिनी कारवी भद्रा वासपुष्पा सुवासरा ||८६||
चन्द्रशूरं हितं हिक्कावातश्लेष्मातिसारिणाम् |
असृग्वातगदद्वेषि बलपुष्टिविवर्धनम् ||८७||
HABITAT: It is cultivated throughout India.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
It is a small annual herb having height 1-3ft with glabrous stem and slender branches. Leaves are variable, variously lobed or pinnatisect. Flowers are small, white, borne in long racemes. Fruit pod is small, orbicular, ovate.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu, Tikta | Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna | Ushna | Katu | – | Kaphavatashamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSH ACTION |
| Pungent
Bitter |
Lightness
Dryness Sharpness |
Hot | Pungent | – | Kaphavata Pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: L-y-ethylidene glutamic acid and amino acids.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Gout: Local application of paste prepared from the mixture of Cumin seeds and Candrasura seeds.
- Hiccups and gastritis: Intake of hot infusion of its seeds.
- For increasing lactation: Medicated milk of candrasura seeds should be taken during night to improve lactation
INDICATIONS:
Hikka Hiccups, Kaphaj atisara Diarrhoea or Dysentery, Vatarakta Gout, Vatarogas Vataj disorders like neuralgia, paralysis, Krimi roga Worm infestation, Artava vikara irregular menstrual disorders and amenorrhoea
USEFUL PART: Seeds
DOSAGE: Powder: 1-3 gm
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Chaturbija Churna
2. Dhanwanthararishtam
3. Vatvidhwansa Ras