Shwet jeerak
BOTANICAL NAME: Cuminum cyminum
FAMILY: Umbelliferae
COMMON NAME:Bengali name – Sadajira
Tamil name – Chirakam
Marathi name – Bhui ringani
Punjabi name – Safed jira
English name- Cumin seeds
CLASSICAL CATEGORIZATION:
Charak Samhita – Shulprashamn mahakashaya
Sushruta Samhita – Pippalyadi gana
Bhavprakash nighnatu- Haritkyadi varga
PLANT IMAGE with Unique Identification Feature:
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
जीरको जरणोऽजाजी कणा स्याद्दीर्घजीरकः |
कृष्णजीरः सुगन्धश्च तथैवोद्गारशोधनः ||७३||
कालाजाजी तु सुषवी कालिका चोपकालिका |
पृथ्वीका कारवी पृथ्वी पृथुकृष्णोपकुञ्चिका |
उपकुञ्ची च कुञ्ची च बृहज्जीरक इत्यपि ||७४||
जीरकत्रितयं रूक्षं कटूष्णं दीपनं लघु |
संग्राही पित्तलं मेध्यं गर्भाशयविशुद्धिकृत् ||७५||
ज्वरघ्नं पाचनं वृष्यं बल्यं रुच्यं कफापहम् |
चक्षुष्यं पवनाध्मानगुल्मच्छर्द्यतिसारहृत् ||७६||
HABITAT: cultivated throughout India.BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
Leaves– The leaves are compound, simple, long divided and green color.
Flower– mostly pink, sometimes white.
Fruit– Fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe. Fruit length at least 4mm. The crop is diploid.
Roots – There is tap root system which is mostly confined to 10-20 cm depth of the soil.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS: Ref. By P.V.Sharma Dravyguna Vigyan
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu,
Madhura |
Laghu Rooksha | Ushna | Madhura | Krumighana | Kaphavatashamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Pungent
Sweet |
Light, Dry | Hot | Pungent | Antimicrobial | Balances kaph and vata |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Cminaldehyde, cuminic alcohol, phellandrene.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
Aruchihara – Cumin seeds are dry fried a little and added to 200ml of hot water when it is lukewarm this is taken twice daily.
Jvarahara – Cumin seeds along with jiggery cleanse the bowel and relieve burning sensation.
Shramhara– Cumin seeds, water and milk are boiled till it is reduced to the amount of milk.
Atisaraahara –Cumin seeds is used with curd in diarrhoea.
Kanduhara –Bathing with decoction of cumin seeds is used to cure itching.
INDICATIONS:
Gulma Abdominal tumour, Atisara Diarrhoea, Grahani Malabsorption syndrome, Krimi Worm infestation, Kushtha Skin diseases
USEFUL PART: Fruit
DOSAGE: 3- 6 gm
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Hingwashtak Churna
Dhatri Rasayan
Jeerakarishtam
Yogaraj Guggul