Talk:Jeeraka

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)

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

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

Varieties

Bhavprakasa nighantu

Mentioned 3 types of varieties

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

Important formulations

As per A.P.I.

• 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

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