| BOTANICAL NAME |
Coriandrum Sativum |
| FAMILY |
Umbeliferaceae |
| SANSKRIT |
Dhana, Dhanaka, Dhaniyaka |
| ENGLISH |
Coriander |
| HINDI |
Dhania, Dhanya |
| KANNADA |
Kothamir, Dhania |
| MALAYALAM |
Kotta-malli |
| TELUGU |
Daniyalu, Dhanyalu |
| TAMIL |
Kothamalli |
| MARATHI |
- |
DISTRIBUTION
It is cultivated as a subsidiary crop in the black soil of deccan and south India
| PARTS USED |
Panchang, Fruit, Leaf |
| DOSE |
Choorna-3-6gms, Oil-3 drops |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
D-mannitol, Flavonoid glycosides, Oxalic acid
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
| QUALITY (GUNA) |
Laghu, Snigda |
| TASTE (RASA) |
Kashaya, Tikta, Katu, Madura |
| METABOLISM (VIPAKA) |
Madura |
| POTENCY (VIRYA) |
Ushnam |
| IMPACT (PRABHAVA) |
Trishnanigrahanam |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Coriander is appetive stimulant and antispasmodic
- Juice used in nausea and morning sicknessin Rhematoid arthritis
- Anti inflammatory- helps in reducing swelling in the joints
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Digestive
- Appetizer
- Coolant
- Quenches thirst
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Lavanabaskara Choorna
- Brahmi Vati
- Hingavadi taila
- Chandraprabha vati
- Kankanyana gutika