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Crude drug name | Market name | Jeera |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Jiraka | |
Other names Tips！ | Jeera, Jeera safed (T), Jeera (B), Jeera (H), Jirage (K), Jirakam (M), Jilakara (Te), Seeragam (Ta), Jira (N), Suduru, Sudu-duru (Sin) | |
| English name | Cumin Seed | |
| Original plant name | Cuminum cyminum Linn., Cumin Seed | |
| Family name | Umbelliferae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12494 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Jiraka, Cumin Seed | |||
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| Synonyms | Jaranam, Hrdyam, Ajaji, Jiram, Supyam, Hrdyagandham, Magadham, Kanajirakam, Dirghajiraka, Jira, Jirna, Dipya, Dipaka, Ajajika, Vahnisankha, Magadha | ||||
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| Original plant name | Cuminum cyminum Linn. | ||||
| Family name | Umbelliferae | ||||
| Used part | Fruits | ||||
| Distribution area | Cultivated throughout India, chief areas being Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. | ||||
| Remarks | Commonly cultivated. | ||||
| Common uses | Cumins are carminative, stomachic, aromatic, stimulant, astringent and useful in diarrhea, dyspepsia, worm infestations and other gastrointestinal disorders. Seeds have been credited with aphrodisiac properties. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Arocaka (lack of appetite), Atisara (diarrhoea/diarrhea), Jvara (fever), Adhmana (abdominal distension), Gulma (intestinal tumours/tumors), Grahani (irritable bowels), Chardi (vomiting) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Others - Fruits/seeds contain an essential oil- cuminol, a volatile oil (2.0-4.0%) containing chiefly cuminaldehyde (20-40% of the oil). - Cumin seeds contain 14.5% of lipids. | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | The volatile oil has immuno-stimulatory effect on infections in experimental candidiasis. The seeds showed anti-fertility and abortifacient activity in female rats. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Ruksa (Dry), Laghu (Light) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Dipana (inceasing digestive fire), Pacana (digestive), Udgarasodhanam (purifying belching), Medhya (improving intellect), Garbhasaya suddhikrt (purifying the uterus), Vrsya (aphrodisiac), Balya (strengthening) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Kapha, increases Pitta | ||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Rakta (blood) | ||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Samgrahi (constipative) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Hrdya (good for heart), Caksusya (good for eye) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. The patient should take Jiraka (cumin) powder with jaggery or Guduci (Tinospora cordifolia) juice of Vartaka (Solanum melongena) mixed with honey for malaria with rigor. 2. Jiraka combined with jaggery alleviates irregular fever. It also improves digestion and destroys diseases caused by Vata. 3. The patient should take Jiraka with jaggery or honey followed by intake of buttermilk. There after should sit in the sun until he perspires. Thus becomes free from fever caused by Kapha and Vata. 4. Sauvarcala (a type of salt), Jiraka, sugar and Marica (black pepper) - this linctus with honey is an excellent antiemetic. 5. Ghee 640 grams should be cooked with paste of Jiraka and Dhanyaka (coriander). It removes Kapha, Pitta and anorexia, improves digestion and checks vomiting. 6. Paste of Jiraka with ghee and rocksalt applied warm removes pain of scorpion sting. | ||||
| Formulation | Jirakadi modaka, Jirakadi curna, Jirakadi taila, Jirakadyarista, Balajirakadi kvatha, Amrtarista, Lavanabhaskara curna, Hinguastaka curna, Agnitundi vati, Yogaraja guggulu, Vidangadi lauha | ||||
| Comments | Another variety is called Gaura Jiraka, Ajaji, Sveta Jiraka, Kanahva, Kanajirna, Kana, Dipya, Sita, Dirghakana, Sitajaji. This is cold, pungent, sweet and increases digestion, good for worms, poison, eye diseases and abdominal distension. Jiraka is included in Sulaprasamana, Sirovirecana gana of Caraka and Pippalyadi of Susruta. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 2 (Repr.1997), pp 241-244. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 84. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 278. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol I, Ed. I, 1989. Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of Health, New Delhi p 106. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 531. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 365-368. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 153. | |||
| Remarks | Cumin is one of the constituents of a Siddha preparation "Attali curnam", "Kalasakadi", "Dadimastaka curna". | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/20 | ||||
