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Carum carvi - Asitajiraka, Caraway

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Gulaganji

TA kind of Caraway called Sushava and Krishna-jiraka or Black Cumin appears to have been used in Ayurveda before the introduction of European caraway seeds.

Uses

Kill hookworms, Gas, Flatulence, Bowel spasms, Mild diabetes, Cough, Atherosclerosis, Lower blood pressure, Cholesterol, Menstrual cramps.

Parts Used

Leaves, Fruits, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Caraway fruits may contain 3% to 7% essential oil. The aroma of the oil is mostly dominated by carvone (50 to 85%) and limonene (20 to 30%); the other components carveol, dihydro­carveol, α- and β-pinene, sabinene and perillyl alcohol are of much minor importance.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada NA
Hindi Jangi dhania, Jeerka
Malayalam NA
Tamil Appakacaccompucceti, Appakacam
Telugu Seema jeeraka, Seemai sompu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Asitajiraka, Bahugandha, Bhedanika
English Caraway, Caraway seed, Kummel


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

Hills of South India, Plains of North India, Hills.

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References

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