Dhanyaka

BOTANICAL NAME: Coriandrum sativum
FAMILY: Apiaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka: Trishnprashmana, Sheetaprashmana

Bhavaprakash: Haritkyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Coriander fruit

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: Dhaniya
Punjabi: Dhania
Bengali: Dhane, Dhania
Kannada: Havija, Kothambaribija

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

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

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आर्द्रन्तु तद्गुणं स्वादु विशेषात्पित्तनाशि तत् ||७९| ( Haritakyadi Varga )

HABITAT: cultivated all over India

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

It is small, glabrous, annual herb. Leaves are compound with lower ones are broad having crenately lobed margins, the upper ones are narrower with linear lobes. Flowers are white or purplish in compound umbels. Fruits are subglobose, yellowish.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Malic Acid, Tannin, Mucilage.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Thirst: Cold infusion of Dhanyaka is used with honey and sugar.
• Diarrhoea: Ghee processed with 4 times water and Dhanyaka paste should be used.
• Vatarakta: Dhanyaka and Jeera cooked with jaggery is used.
• Indigestion: Decoction of Dhanyaka and Shunthi is used in case of indigestion

INDICATIONS:

Aruchi Anorexia, Agnimandya Indigestion, Hridyaroga Cardiac tonic, Trishna Excessive thirst, Krimi Worm infestation, Daha Burning sensation, Mutrakrichra Urinary retention, Jwara Fever, Atisara Diarrhoea, Vatarakta Gout

USEFUL PART: Whole Plant, Leaves, Fruits

DOSAGE: Powder 1-3gm, Hima 20-40gm, juice 12-24gm

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Dhanyakadihima
2. DhanyapancakaKwatha
3. GuducyadiKwatha
4. Abhayarista.