Aranya Jeeraka — Wild Cumin

Ayurvedic herb Aranya Jeeraka (Centratherum anthelminticum) — Wild Cumin. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Vata.

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Vernonia anthelmintica (Wild Cumin) is a powerful herb for destroying intestinal worms and parasites.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaTiktaTikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaLaghu, TikshnaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Tikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaKrimighna, KushtaghnaKrimighna — anti-parasitic, destroys worms; Kushtaghna — treats skin diseases

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Aranya Jeeraka is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Vanyajeeraka, Somaraji, Kavalika

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Aranya Jeeraka are: bija.

Main Indications

Aranya Jeeraka is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Krimiroga, Kushta, Kandu, Prameha, Shotha.

Dosha Effects

Aranya Jeeraka pacifies Kapha, Vata.

It may aggravate Pitta when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Aranya Jeeraka is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
flowerCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
flowerPneumoniaMESH:D011014,UMLS:C0032285, DOID:552, ICD-11:CA40.0ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172363093
fruitBurnsMESH:D002056,UMLS:C0006434, ICD-11:NE2ZContribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
fruitEnterobiusMESH:D004757,UMLS:C0162364, ICD-11:XN1DGISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172363093
leafAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9788172360481
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
leafCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
leafDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006
leafDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
leafInfluenza, humanMESH:D007251,UMLS:C0021400, DOID:8469, ICD-11:1E32ISBN:9770972795006
leafMenorrhagiaMESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50ISBN:9788172361792
leafNasal diseaseMESH:D009668,UMLS:C0028432, DOID:2825, ICD-11:CA0ZISBN:9770972795006
leafPostpartum hemorrhageMESH:D006473,UMLS:C0032797, ICD-11:JA43ISBN:9788172361792
plant exudateAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172361792
rootAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
rootFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
rootHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
rootHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9770972795006
rootMenorrhagiaMESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50ISBN:9788172361792
rootPostpartum hemorrhageMESH:D006473,UMLS:C0032797, ICD-11:JA43ISBN:9788172361792
rootScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
rootSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006
seedAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792
seedAntidiuretic agentsMESH:D050034,UMLS:C1563717ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9788172360481
seedAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792
seedAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
seedBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006
seedChest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9770972795006
seedContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006
seedCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
seedDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006
seedDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792
seedEczemaMESH:D004485,UMLS:C0013595ISBN:9770972795006
seedEnterobiusMESH:D004757,UMLS:C0162364, ICD-11:XN1DGISBN:9770972795006
seedFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
seedFilariasisMESH:D005368,UMLS:C0016085, DOID:1080, ICD-11:1F66ISBN:9770972795006
seedGastrointestinal diseasesMESH:D005767,UMLS:C0017178, DOID:77, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedGiardiaMESH:D005872,UMLS:C0017534, ICD-11:1A31ISBN:9788172360481
seedHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9770972795006
seedHypotensionMESH:D007022,UMLS:C0020649, ICD-11:BA2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedKidney diseasesMESH:D007674,UMLS:C0022658, DOID:557, ICD-11:GC2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006
seedLice infestationsMESH:D010373,UMLS:C0030756, DOID:5502, ICD-11:1G00.0ISBN:9770972795006
seedMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9770972795006
seedPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9770972795006
seedGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792
seedScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
seedSpermatocidal agentsMESH:D013089,UMLS:C0037862ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
seedStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
seedTuberculosisMESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1ZISBN:9770972795006
seedVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntiperiodicISBN:9788172361792
whole plantAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnti-infective agentsMESH:D000890,UMLS:C0003204, ICD-11:XM4TV0ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9789327275590
whole plantDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantFilariasisMESH:D005368,UMLS:C0016085, DOID:1080, ICD-11:1F66ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9789327275590
whole plantUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9789327275590
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788173717062
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717062
Anti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Antiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717062
AntipruriticsMESH:D000982,UMLS:C0003417, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9788173717062
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717062
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717062
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788173717062
BurnsMESH:D002056,UMLS:C0006434, ICD-11:NE2ZContribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
CholeraMESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717062
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788173717062
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717062
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717062
EnterobiusMESH:D004757,UMLS:C0162364, ICD-11:XN1DGISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717062
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717062
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717062
GalactogoguesMESH:D056669,UMLS:C2717873ISBN:9788173717062
Graves ophthalmopathyMESH:D049970,UMLS:C0339143, ICD-11:5A02.0ISBN:9788173717062
HiccupMESH:D006606,UMLS:C0019521, ICD-11:MD11.6ISBN:9788173717062
Hookworm infectionsMESH:D006725,UMLS:C0019911, ICD-11:1F68ISBN:9770972795006
HypotensionMESH:D007022,UMLS:C0020649, ICD-11:BA2ZISBN:9788172360481
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717062
Insect repellentsMESH:D007302,UMLS:C0021572ISBN:9770972795006
LeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788173717062
Neuromuscular agentsMESH:D009465,UMLS:C0027865ISBN:9788172360481
PsoriasisMESH:D011565,UMLS:C0033860, DOID:8893, ICD-11:EA90ISBN:9788172361792
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717062
SyphilisMESH:D013587,UMLS:C0039128, DOID:4166, ICD-11:1A6ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717062
VitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717062
Nocturnal enuresisMESH:D053206,UMLS:C0270327, ICD-11:6C00.0ISBN:9788172361792