Chandrashoora

Chandrashoora- Ayurvedic herb

1. Chandrashoora- Lepidium sativum It is an annual fast growing herb with small flowers, Brahttrayees not mentioned this plant only in Bhavaprakash we get explination of this plant it is considerd in Chaturbeeja group

2. Vernacular Names San:- Chandrashoora, Chandrika , Vaaspuspa , Pashumehankarika Hin :- Chanshoor , Halim Ben:- Halim Pan:- Haliyum Mar:- Ahaliv Guj :- Ashelio Tam:- Alivirai Tel:- Adeli Kan:- Alive beeja Eng:- Garden cress Lat:- Lepidium sativum

3. Synonyms:- Vasapuspa - Pashumehankarika

4. Habitat:- found all over India & Tibet. Its leaves are used as salad, its dried panchanga is given as food for horse, camel.

5. Morphology:- It is a moist, vegetable like fast growing annual herb grows up to ½ -1½ foot ht. Leaves- are like circular or grass like small Flower- Small, white, Fruit- Ovate or round Seed- boat shaped red in colour when these kept soaked they become swollen & slippery

6. Chemical Composition:- Benjoil cianoid Benjoil isocianoid in Panchanga In seeds Protein - 23.5% Fat - 15.91% Phosphorus - 1.95% Calcium - .31% Sulphur - .9% Ash - 5.7%

7. Properties:- Guna - Laghu , Ruksha , Teekshna Rasa - Katu , Tikta Veerya - Usna Vipaka - Katu

8. Dosha Karma:- Kaphavatashamaka

9. Functions Acc to Diff Scholars

10. Useful Part:- Seeds

11. Dosage:- Powder- 1-3gms

12. Special preparations Chaturbeejachurna

13. Quotations:- चन्द्रशूरं हितं हिक्कावातश्लेष्मातिसारिणाम अस्रग्वातगद्वेषि बलपुष्टिविवर्धनम ( B.P)