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Cuminum seeds
 
Cuminum seeds
  
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==Therapeutic uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34</ref>==
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Agnimandya, atisara(diarrhoea),krumiroga(worms)
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Agnimandya, atisara(diarrhoea),krumiroga(worms)<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34</ref>
  
 
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==Bhavprakasa nighantu<ref>Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, Haritakyadi varga, verse no.-81,82</ref>==
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Mentioned 3 types of varieties<ref>Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, Haritakyadi varga, verse no.-81,82</ref>
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/78  
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/95  
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/231
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/121
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 24/183
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/22   
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/138
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/216,217
 
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==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34</ref>==
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==Dose==
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* 1-3 gm of the drug in powder form
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* 1-3 gm of the drug in powder form<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34</ref>
  
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==Important formulations<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34</ref>==
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==Important formulations==
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As per A.P.I.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34</ref>
 
* Hingvadi churna
 
* Hingvadi churna
 
* Jirakadyarishta
 
* Jirakadyarishta

Latest revision as of 11:57, 17 August 2025

Cuminum cyminum L.

Jeeraka
Section/Chapter Herb database/Jeeraka
Botanical name(s) Cuminum cyminum L.
Family Apiaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Cuminum seeds

Therapeutic uses

Agnimandya, atisara(diarrhoea),krumiroga(worms)[1]

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Jeeraka, Ajaji, Jirana, Kana, Kasmiri-jirak, Bahugandha

Varieties

Bhavprakasa nighantu

Mentioned 3 types of varieties[2]

  1. Jiraka
  2. Krshina jirak
  3. Kalajaji

Dhanvantari nighantu

Mentioned 4 types of varieties

  1. Jiraka
  2. Suklajiraka
  3. Krishnajirak
  4. bruhatpali


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Pungent (katu)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Kapha and Vata, Helps in digestion (Dipana and Pachana)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/40 Kalyanaka Guda
2 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/53 Trivrritadi Modaka
3 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/58 Hemantkalina Trivrit Yoga
4 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/1/43 Ingredient in Vrushya Mahish Ras
5 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/4/16 Ingredient in Vrushya Mahish Ras
6 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/4/21 Ingredient in Vrushya Pupalika  
7 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/142 Ingredient in Yavani shadav
8 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/41 Ingredient in Krishnadi Churna
9 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/55 Ingredient in Chitrakadi Ghrita
10 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/60 Ingredient in Jivantyadi Yavagu
11 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/103 In treatment of Kaphaja udara roga(Generalized enlargement of Abdomen)
12 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/125 As an ingredient of narayana churna
13 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/88 As an ingredient of pancamuladhya ghrit evum churna
14 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/102 In condition of chhardi,arsha,granthi,shoola
15 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/113 Ajaji should be given with Marica, etc
16 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/27 As a Ingridient of dipaniya and sangrahi gana
17 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/107 As an ingredient of ajajyadi yoga dravya
18 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/78 As an ingredient of Maha -Gandha hasti agada
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/95 As an ingredient of Rishabhakadi agada
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/231 Used in the treatment of animals suffering with poison
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/121 Used as churna mixed with lavana & sneha in Vataja madatyaya
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/177 As an ingredient of Ashtanga lavana. (Kaphaja madatyaya)
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/181 Used as raga in kaphaja madatyaya
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/183 Used in pachana(digestive)
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/22 As an ingredient of 2nd Dviruttarahingvadi churna
26 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/85 As an ingredient of Pushkarmuladi yoga
27 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/138 Used in Vataja pratishyaya for Nasya karma
28 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/216,217 Used in Kavala (gargles/keeping thin paste of drugs in the mouth) in Arochaka. (anorexia)
29 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/219 Used in arochaka nashaka vati(Medicine for treatment of anorexia)
30 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/54 As an ingredient of Pippalyadi yoga

Dose

  • 1-3 gm of the drug in powder form[3]

Important formulations

As per A.P.I.[4]

  • Hingvadi churna
  • Jirakadyarishta
  • Jirakadi modak
  • Hingvadi churna

Current availability

Available India- All over india but more in Rajasthan , Punjab

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Cuminum%20cyminum 

This article is under development ..
  1. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34
  2. ↑ Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, Haritakyadi varga, verse no.-81,82
  3. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34
  4. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :34
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