चतुर्बीजं - Chaturbeejam

चतुर्बीजं - Chaturbeejam

मेथिका चन्द्र शूरश्च कालाऽजाजी यवानिका

एतच्चतुष्टयं युक्तं चतुर्बीजमिति स्मृतम् 

तच्चूर्णं भक्षितं नित्यं निहन्ति पवनामयम्

अजीर्णं शूलमाध्मानं पार्श्वशूलं कटिव्यथाम् ।

Chaturbeejam

Methika – Fenugreek- ഉലുവ

Chandrashura – Lepidium sativum – Garden cress- ആശാളി

Kala Ajaji – Kalonji – Nigella sativa- കരിഞ്ജീരകം

Yavanika – Ajwain - Carum copticum - അയമോദകം.

All the four seeds are taken in equal parts, ground individually to get fine powder. Mixed thoroughly and preserved in air tight containers.

Dose: 1 – 2 grams, 2 – 3 times a day, before food along with buttermilk / ghee / hot water.

Indications:-

पवनामयम् - Vata imbalance disorders, bloating, gas trouble in stomach and intestines .

अजीर्णं - Indigestion

शूल - Abdominal colic pain

आध्मानं - Bloating, gaseous distension of abdomen.

पार्श्वशूलं - Pain in flanks, sides of chest and abdomen

कटिव्यथाम् - Hip pain, low back pain

It is also used in treating pre-menstrual syndrome(PMS) with stomach pain and discomfort ahead of periods. It is also useful in relieving amenorrhoea and painful periods. This action can be attributed to Kalonji, which induces periods.

*It is best to avoid this during pregnancy*