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Coriandrum sativum L.

Dhanyaka
Section/Chapter Herb database/Dhanyaka
Botanical name(s) Coriandrum sativum L.
Family Umbelliferae
Availability Avalable
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Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Coriander

Therapeutic uses[1]

Atisara(diarrhoea), chardi(vomiting), daha(burning), jwara(fever), trushna(thirst), ajirna(indigetion)

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Dhanyaka(having seeds like cereals), Dhanya, Shungaverika, Kustumburu(fruits of dhanyaka resemble tumburu), Chhatra, Dhaneyaka, Kunati, Dhanak, Dhana, Dhenuka, Chatra, Vitunnak, Kustumbar

Varieties

  1. Gramya
  2. Vanya

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Astringent (kashaya), Bitter (tikta)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify all three dosha (tridoshahara)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(42) Sheetaprashaman mahakashaya(pacifying cold)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 23/20 Santarpanajanya vikar chikitsa(disease due to over nutrition)
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/171 Harita Varga(Class of green herbs)
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/173 Harita Varga(Class of green herbs)
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/307 Krutanna Varga
6 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 Vaman dravyani(emetic dravya)
7 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/40 Kalyanaka Guda
8 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/54 Trivrittadi Modaka
9 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/183 Used as peya with amla in Jwaraatisara.
10 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/267 As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila.
11 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/65 Ingredient in Trayushanaadi ghrita
12 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/69 Ingredient of Hingusauvarchaladya ghrita
13 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/74 Ingredient of Pippalyadya ghrita
14 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/80 Ingredient of Hingvadi churna
15 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/86 Ingredient of Shatyadi Churna
16 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/111 As a diet in Gulma(abdominal lump)
17 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/70 Pathya diet for Pinas in treatment of Rajayakshma
18 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/137 As a Kaval dravya for Mukhashodhanarth
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/142 Ingredient in Yavani shadav
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/86 Ingredient in Saindhavadi Churna
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/88 Ingredient in Shadav
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/55 Ingredient in Chitrakadi Ghrita
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/65 For Lepa, Abhyangadi  Bahyaprayogarth
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/110 In treatment of Udara roga (for parisheka)
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/125 As an ingredient of narayan churna
26 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/72 As an ingredient of takrarista
27 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/89 Used in peya, khada yusha, ghrit, siddhant jala
28 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/103 Use with phanita and goghrita, Removes vata and vibandha
29 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/106 As an ingredient of nagaradya ghrita
30 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/110 Used as anupana in arsha(hemorrhoids)
31 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/129 Used in peya, khada yusha, ghrita, siddhant jala
32 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/142 Used as peya padartha in Kaphaja grahani
33 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/44 As an ingredient of Dadimadi Ghrita
34 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/20 As a pramathya dravya
35 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/26 As a Ingridient of dipaniya and sangrahi gana
36 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/40 As a yoga dravya in treatment of purisha kshaya.
37 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/44 As a ingredient of chavyadi ghrita.
38 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/105, As a kwatha dravya
39 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/110 As a yoga dravya
40 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/23 As a yusha prayoga in Vataja chhardi.
41 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/24 Ghritapana in Vataja chhardi.
42 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/31 As a pana yoga in Pittaja chhardi.
43 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/95 As an ingredient of Rishabhakadi agada.
44 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/128 Used as anupana in vataja madatyaya as an ingredient of trijataka.
45 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/130 Used as anupana in Vataja madatyaya.
46 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/183 Used in pachana.

Dose[2]

  • 1-3 gm of drug in powder form

Important formulation[3]

  • Dhanyapanchaka kwath churna


Current availability

Available

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Coriandrum%20sativum

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  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :21
  2. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :21
  3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :21