Kustumburu (Coriander Seeds)
Kustumburu कुस्तुम्बरु
Coriandrum sativum · Apiaceae
herb seed shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · katu · kashaya · madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
coolinganti-itchacne lepa component
Coriander seeds. Cooling, anti-Pitta. Used in alternate acne lepa (Sushruta Cikitsa 20.22).