Chanak

BOTANICAL NAME: Cicer arietinum

FAMILY: Fabaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Bhavaprakasha nighantu– dhanya varga

ENGLISH NAME: gram bengal

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: chana

Bengali: chola

Kannad: kadlae

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: A bushy plant stem grows upto 1 meter tall.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Leaves imparipinnate with 3- 8 pairs of leaflets leaves glandular , pubescent, pod rhomboid ellipsoid glandular, seeds yellow, brown , black, green in color.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: plant contain proteins , carbohydrates, , Minerals, phosphorus.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Skin problems – The powder of black gram is given to treat skin problems
• Fever bleeding disorders – Chana soaked water is exposed to cool moon rays to relieve pitta disorders.
• Headache and fever – The juice prepared from chana is used to treat fever and headache
• Dysmenorrhea-Cold infusion of chana is given in a dose of 40-50 ml.

INDICATIONS:

Jawara Fever, daha burning sensation, ashmari renal calculii, sthoulya obesity

USEFUL PART: fruit

DOSAGE: 125- 250 mg

5-10 drops

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Chanaka mla
2. Chana khar