| Latin Name: | CORIANDRUM SATIVUM |
| Hindi Name: | DHANYA / DHANYAKA / DHANYUK / DHANIA / DHANIAA |
| English Name: | CILANTRO |
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| Family Name: | UMBELLIFERAE |
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| Guna: | SWEET(MADHUR)/ASTRINGENT(KASAYA) / LIGHT(LAGHU) / UNCTUOUS(SNIGDHA) |
| Rasa: | ASTRINGENT(KASAYA)/BITTER(TIKTA)/SWEET(MADHUR)/PUNGENT(KATU) |
| Veerya: | COLD(SHEETA) / HOT(USHNA) |
| Vipak: | SWEET(MADHUR) |
| Actions: | ALTERATIVE, DIAPHORETIC, DIURETIC, CARMINATIVE |
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| Dosha Reducing: | VATA / PITTA / KAPHA |
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| Doses: | POWDER 3-6 GM.; HIM 20-25 ML.; OIL 1-3 DROPS. |
| Parts Used: | WHOLE PLANT, FRUIT, OIL. |
| Habitat: | NATIVE TO MEDITERIAN REGION AND NOW CULTIVATED CHIEFLY IN M.P., U.P., MAHARASTHTRA, RAJASTHAN, TAMIL NADU, ANDHRA PRADESH, KARNATAKA AND BIHAR. |
