KALIJIRI HERB
INFORMATION
Botanical
Name: Centratherum Anthelminticum
English/Common
Name: Centratherum Anthelminticum
Ayurvedic
Name: Kalijiri, Somraj
Part
Used: Seeds
Ayurvedic
Action and Uses: Contains Bitter principles.
1. Anthelmintic,
2. In skin diseases,
3. Tonic,
4. Stomachic diuretic,
5. For destroying pediculi.
CARAWAY (SHAH
JEERA) HERB INFORMATION
Botanical
Name: Carum carvi
Common
Names: Meridian fennel, or Persian
cumin, Latin cuminum (cumin), Greek karon (which was adapted into Latin as
carum now meaning caraway), Karavi (in Sanskrit sometimes translated as
"caraway" but other times understood to mean "fennel"), Al-karawya
(Arabic), Shah Jira,
Shah Zira,
Part
Used: Seeds/Fruits, Roots, dried/fresh
Leaves
Caraway
fruits (erroneously called seeds) are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm
long, with five pale ridges. The fruits, usually used whole, have a pungent,
anise-like flavor and aroma that comes from essential oils, mostly carvone and
limonene. Anethole, generally regarded as a minor product in the essential oil
of this species, has also been found to be a major component. Caraway is used
as a spice in breads, especially rye bread. The roots may be cooked as a
vegetable like parsnips or carrots. Additionally, the leaves are sometimes
consumed as herbs, either raw, dried, or cooked, similar to parsley.
CUMIN SEEDS
HERB INFORMATION:
Botanical
Name: Cuminum cyminum
Common
Names: cummin, cuminum, kyminon,
kammon, kammūn, Mycenaean, ku-mi-no, gamun, cumin.
Part
Used: Seeds
In
Ayurveda it is known as jira “that which helps digestion". It is a
flowering plant in the family Apiaceae/parsley . Its seeds (each one contained
within a fruit, which is dried) are used in the cuisines of many different
cultures, in both whole and ground form. It also has many uses as a traditional
medicinal plant. In the Ayurvedic system, dried cumin seeds are used for
medicinal purposes. These seeds are powdered and used in different forms like
kashaya (decoction), arishta (fermented decoction), vati (tablet/pills), and
processed with ghee (a semifluid clarified butter). It is believed that cumin
is beneficial for heart disease, swellings, tastelessness, vomiting, poor
digestion and chronic fever. Although cumin seeds contain a relatively large
percentage of iron.
Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
CAROM SEEDS HERB INFORMATION
Botanical Name: Trachyspermum ammi
Common Names: Bishop’s weed, Thymol seeds, Ajwain, Vamu, Omam, Ayamodakam, Om Kalugalu, Ajmo, Ova, Ajowan,
Part Used: Seeds, Seed Oil
Ayurvedic
Action and Uses: Contains Bitter principles-
1.
Acidity,
Constipation, Digestion
2.
Kidney
and Liver disorder
3.
Mouth
problems
4.
Common
Cold, Flu, Viral
Infections
5.
Itching,
Boils & Eczema
6.
Excessive
bleeding and irregular menses
7.
Arthritis
8.
Diarrhea
Carom Seeds (Ajwain)