चन्द्रशूरं - Lepidium Sativum

चन्द्रशूरं - Lepidium Sativum 

चन्द्रिका चर्महन्त्री च पशुमेहनकारिका |

नन्दिनी कारवी भद्रा वासपुष्पा सुवासरा ||

चन्द्रशूरं हितं हिक्कावात श्लेष्मातिसारिणाम् 

असृग्वात गदद्वेषि बलपुष्टि विवर्धनम् |

( भा प्र )

 चंद्रिका, चर्महंत्री, पशुमेहनकारिका 

 नन्दनी, कारवी, भद्रा, वासपुष्पा, सुवासरा 

चन्द्रशूरं ।

Lepidium Sativum 

Family- CRUCIFERAE

Garden cress

Garden pepper cress

Pepper grass

Malayalam : ആശാളി aasaali

Hindi: चनसुर ,हालिम 

Kannada: ಅಲ್ಲಬೀಜ Allabeeja

Tamil:        ஆளி ali

Telugu :     ఆదిత్యాలు aadityalu

 

Part used– Seeds ,l eaves

रसादि गुणा: 

रस : कटु , तिक्त

गुण: लघु , रूक्ष , तीक्ष्ण 

वीर्यः उष्ण

विपाक: कटु

indicated in

हिक्का

वात

श्लेष्म

अतिसार

वातरक्त 

गुणा:-

बलवर्धनम्

पुष्टिकृत् ।

Chandrashura  seeds are useful in  

bloating, irregular periods, oestrogen deficiency etc.

Also Carminative, digestive, appetizing, and diuretic .

Seeds contain phytochemicals that resemble oestrogen action.

Hence it is used in treating amenorrhoea and irregular menstrual cycles.

It is used in lactating mothers to improve breast milk production.

It improves semen and sperm quality and quantity. 

External application of seed paste relieves pain, worm infestation in wounds, varicose veins, Avascular necrosis and is useful in skin disorders associated with itching.

 

Ayurvedic medicines with 

Lepidium sativum :-

Asalyadi gulika

Dhanwanthararishtam 

Vata Vidhwamsa Rasa

Chaturbeeja Churnam etc.