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शतपुष्पा - Anethum sowa

शतपुष्पा शताह्वा च मधुरा

कारवी मिसिः ।

अतिच्छत्रा सितच्छत्रा

संहितच्छत्रिकापि च ॥

छत्रा शालेयशालिन्यौ

मिश्रेया मधुरा मिशि:।

शतपुष्पा लघुस्तीक्ष्णा

पित्तकृद्दीपनी कटुः ॥

उष्णा ज्वरानिलश्वासव्रण

शूलाक्षिरोगहृत् । .

मिश्रेया तद्गुणा प्रोक्ता

विशेषात् योनिशूलनुत्

अग्निमान्द्यहरी हृद्या

बद्धविट्कृमिशूलहृत् ।

रूक्षोष्णा पाचनी कासवमि

श्लेष्मानिलान् हरेत् ॥

( भावप्रकाशः )

तिक्ता स्वादुर्हिमा वृष्या

दुर्नामक्षयजित् मिशि: ॥

क्षतक्षीणहिता बल्या

वातपित्तास्रदोषजित् ॥

( ध नि )

मिश्रेया कटुका पाके

रसे तीक्ष्णाग्निकृत् लघुः ।

रूक्षोष्णा बद्धविट् हृद्या

कृमि शूलानिलापहा ||

फलं दाहारुचिछर्दि

कासश्लेष्मानिलप्रणुत् ॥

( कै नि )

समानार्थक :

शतपुष्पा , शताह्वा , मधुरा , कारवी ,

मिसि ,सितच्छत्रा, अतिच्छत्रा , मिश्रेया ।

Anethum graveolens

Anethum sowa

Peucedanum graveolens

Family: Umbelliferae

Dill plant

Indian Dill

Malayalam:

ശതകുപ്പ

Satakuppa

Hindi : सोयो

Tamil : Satakuppi

Kannada : Shataapu

Telugu : Sadapa Vittulu

Part used : seeds

PROPERTIES:

Rasa – Madhura ,Katu , Tikta

Guna – Laghu , Teekshna .

Veerya – Ushna

Vipaka - katu

Effect on Tridosha: Balances Vata and Kapha.

Sanskrit synonyms :-

Shatahva, Shatapushpa – having numerous flowers

Chatra – inflorescence has umbrella shape

Useful in :-

ज्वर , अनिल , श्वास ,व्रण , शूला , अक्षिरोगहृत् ,

योनिशूलनुत् , अग्निमान्द्यहरी , बद्धविट् , कृमि ,

दुर्नाम , शूलहृत् , कास , वमि ,श्लेष्मानिलान् हरेत् ।

Benefits :-

हृद्या , वृष्या , बल्या , क्षतक्षीणहिता , क्षयजित् ।

Shatapushpa in vastikarma .

In almost all the vasti karma ,Shatapushpa kalka (paste of Dill seed) is used as a necessary ingredient. It aids in digestion and transferring of phyto-chemicals of the enema into the system of the patient.

given to lactating mother to improve breast milk secretion.

Menopausal management-

Shatapuspa possesses intrinsic estrogen activity that is useful in reducing the menopausal sign and symptoms (like hot flush, vaginitis, anxiety and osteoporosis).

Vaginal dryness-

Yoni Shushkta (dryness of vagina) is mainly due to decrease in estrogens level in such condition pichu (tampon) of Shatapushpa taila is very useful.

Menstrual Health - Irregular menstrual cycle and weight gain.

Because of its Hypolipidemic & Hypocholesterolemic action it helps to maintain BMI and may help in regulation of HPO axis and in correction of menstrual cycle. Anti-hyperlipidemic effects can also improve the biological antioxidant status by reducing lipid peroxidation in the liver and modulating the activities of antioxidant enzymes in rats fed with a high fat diet.

Ayurvedic medicines with Shatapushpa:-

Kanasathahwadi Kashayam

Maharasnadi kashayam

Dasmoolarishtam

Narayana tailam

Gorochanadi Gulika etc