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Nigella sativa Linn - UPAKUNCIKA

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Upakuncika consists of seeds of Nigella sativa Linn. (Fam. Ranunculaceae), a small herb, 45 -60 cm high, mostly cultivated in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Assam.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Karijirige
Hindi Kalaunji, Mangaraila
Malayalam Karinjirakam
Tamil Karunjeerakam, Karunjiragam
Telugu Peddajila karra
Marathi Kalaunji jire, Kalejire
Gujarathi Kalonji jeeru, Kalounji
Punjabi Kalvanji
Kashmiri Kath
Sanskrit Stoolajiraka, Susavee
English Small Fennel, Nigella Seed


Chemical Composition

Essential oil, fixed oil, resin, saponin and tannin

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Katu

Guna

Laghu, Ruksha

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Caksusya, Deepana, Hridya, Krimighna, Medhya, Paacana, Pittala, Rucya, Vatakaphapaha

Prabhava

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 157.

See also

External Links

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