1. Names:

Sanskrit:	Shakayogya , Kustumburi		Enlarge photo
English:	Coriander
Botanical:	Coriandrum sativum
Hindi:	Dhaniyam
Telugu:	Kotimira
Common names:	Dhanyia, dhuniah, kothimbir, kotimear, kotimli (seed), dhania patta, dhania sabz, hara dhania (leaf), kothamilee
Family name:	Umbelliferae

2. Parts used:

• Leaves

3. Properties and Action According to Indigenous Medical Systems:

• Rasa: Swadhu.
• Vipaka: Mathura.
• Veerya: Seeta veerya.

4. Uses:

(Culinary)

• Both leaves and seeds used in salads.
• They add fragrance and taste to recipes.

(Medicinal)

• Good remedy for piles, headache and swellings, ulcers, colic, piles and conjunctivitis.
• It also helpful in rheumatism and neuralgia.

5. Names due to Physical properties:

• Sookshmapatra: Small leaves.

6. Names due to Medical properties:

• Sakayogya: Useful for recipes.

7. Reference:

Vasthu guna deepika, Vasthu guna prakashika, Chakradatta, Susrutam, Basabarajeezam, Bhavaprakashika, Vangacena, Charakasamhita, Vagvatamu, Hareetasamhita, Srijanakalpavalli.

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