DHANYAKA

 Dhanyaka consists of dried ripe fruits of Coriandrum sativum Linn. (Fam. Umbelliferae) , a slender, glabrous, branched, annual herb, cultivated all over India, 30-90 cm high, giving characteristic aroma when rubbed, crop matures in 2-3 months after sowing, herb is pulled out with roots, after drying, fruits threashed out and dried in sun, winnowed, and stored in bags.

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 SYNONYMS

• Sanskrit : Dhanika, Dh¡nya, Vitunnaka, Kustumburu Assamese : Dhaniya
• Bengali : Dhane, Dhania
•  English : Coriander fruit
• Gujrati : Dhana
•  Hindi : Dhaniya
•  Kannada : Havija, Kothambari bija
•  Kashmiri : Dhaniwal, Dhanawal
•  Malayalam : Malli, Kothampatayari
• Marathi : Dhane, Kothimbir
• Oriya : Dhania
• Punjabi : Dhania
• Tamil : Kottamatli virai, Dhaniya
• Telugu : Dhaniyalu Urdu : Kishneez

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PROPERTIES AND ACTION

•  Rasa : Madhura, Katu,
•  Tikta, Kashaya
• Guna : Laghu, Snigdha
• Virya : Ushna
• Vipaka : Madhura
•  Karma : Cakshusya, Deepana, Grahi, Hridya., Pachana, Tridoshanut, Mutrala

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 IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Dhanyapanchyaka kvatha Churna

THERAPEUTIC USES - Atisara, Chhardi, Daha, Jvara, Trishna, Ajirna

DOSE - 1-3 g of the drug in powder form.

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