BOTANICAL NAME: Foeniculum vulgare.
FAMILY: Umbelliferae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka : Asthapanopaga, Anuvasanopaga
COMMON NAME:
Punjabi, Hindi name: Sounf
Tamil name: Soumbu
Bengali name: Mauri
Marathi name: Badi Shep
Gujarati name: Variyali
मिश्रेया कटुका पाके रसे तीक्ष्णा चाग्निकृत् लघुः । रूक्षोष्णा बद्धविट् हृद्या कृमिशुक्रानिलापहा ॥ फलं दाहारुचिछर्दि कासश्लेष्म अनिलप्रणुत् ॥
– कैय्यदेव निघण्टु मिश्रेया तद्गुणा प्रोक्ता विशेषात् योनिशूलनुत् । आग्निमान्यहरी हृद्या बद्धविट् कृमिशुहत् ॥ रूक्षोष्णा पाचनी कासवमिश्लेष्मानिलान् हरेत् ॥
भाव प्रकाश
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
A glabrous aromatic annual herb of 30-90 cm. high. With hollow finely grooved stem, striped dark green.
Leaves- compound, bluish green, bipinnate or tripinnate, linear, leaf sheat surrounds the stem.
Flowers-white coulored and petals yellow coloured, style smaller in size.
Fruit 4×2 mm. dorsal intermediate ridges distinct; slender; vittae large, solitary in each furrow, 2 on the commissure
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VIRYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
Madhur, katu, tikta | Laghu, Ruksha | Ushna | madhur |
| Vata Kapha Shamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
Sweet, pungent, bitter | Light, dry | Hot | Sweet | Vata Kapha Shamak |
THERAPEUTICS:
- Nervous system – Improves eyesight, promotes intellect. Its juice can be used for this purpose.
- Digestive System – Appetizer, increases digestive fire, Antispasmodic, facilitates movement of vata dosha in normal direction, Root can be used to induce purgation.
- Circulatory System – Good for Heart, and purifies blood.
- Respiratory system – Help to expel out vitiated kapha dosha from the digestive tract. Indicated in cough, and breathing disorders.
- Excretory System – Induce urine production. Indicated in conditions like Dysuria, Urinary tract infection etc.
- Reproductive System – Aphrodisiac, Improves breast milk production, indicated in conditions like low semen count, Pelvic cramp etc.
- Skin – it is indicated in skin disorders.
INDICATIONS:
Kshataksheenahita,Balya, Pittasradoshajit, Agnikrut ,Hrudya, Shukrapaha, Avrushya,Yonishoolanut, Krumi ,Baddhavit Daha, Aruchi, Chardi, Kasa
USEFUL PART: Fruits, fruit oil and root
DOSAGE: 3 gm powder
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Abhayarishta
Brahmi Vati
Panchatikta Guggulu ghrita