Chandrashoora- Ayurvedic herb

1. Chandrashoora-Lepidium sativum
It is an annual fast growing herb with small flowers,
Brahttrayees not mentioned this plant only in
Bhavaprakash we get explination of this plant it is
considerd in Chaturbeeja group

2. Vernacular Names
San:- Chandrashoora, Chandrika, Vaaspuspa, Pashumehankarika
Hin:- Chanshoor, Halim
Ben:- Halim
Pan:- Haliyum
Mar:- Ahaliv
Guj:- Ashelio
Tam:- Alivirai
Tel:- Adeli
Kan:- Alive beeja
Eng:- Garden cress
Lat:- Lepidium sativum

3. Synonyms:-
Vasapuspa-
Pashumehankarika

4. Habitat:-
found all over India & Tibet. Its leaves are
used as salad, its dried panchanga is given as
food for horse, camel.

5. Morphology:-
It is a moist, vegetable like fast growing annual
herb grows up to ½ -1½ foot ht.
Leaves- are like circular or grass like small
Flower- Small, white,
Fruit- Ovate or round
Seed- boat shaped red in colour when these
kept soaked they become swollen & slippery

9. Chemical Composition:-
Benjoil cianoid
Benjoil isocianoid in Panchanga
In seeds
Protein - 23.5%
Fat - 15.91%
Phosphorus - 1.95%
Calcium - .31%
Sulphur - .9%
Ash - 5.7%

10. Properties:-
Guna - Laghu, Ruksha, Teekshna
Rasa - Katu, Tikta
Veerya - Usna
Vipaka - Katu

11. Dosha Karma:- Kaphavatashamaka

12. Functions Acc to Diff Scholars

13. Useful Part:- Seeds

14. Dosage:- Powder- 1-3gms

15. Special preparations
Chaturbeejachurna

16. Quotations:-
चन्द्रशूरं हितं हिक्कावातश्लेष्मातिताािरााम
अस्रग्वातगद्वेषि बलपुष्ष्िषववर्धनम ( B.P)