Talk:Dhanyaka

Coriandrum sativum L.

Dhanyaka

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

English name

Coriander

Therapeutic uses

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

• 1-3 gm of drug in powder form

Important formulation

As per A.P.I.

• Dhanyapanchaka kwath churna

Current availability

Available

Current researches

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

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