Botanical name : Cicer arietinum Linn
Family : Fabaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Chanaka
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Bengal gram, Chick pea
Hindi : Boot, Chana, Chunna
Malayalam : Kadala, Karikkadala
Distribution : Throughout India, cultivated.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An erect or spreading, much branched annual; leaves
imparipinnately compound, leaflets small, oval, all parts covered over with glandular hairs, inflorescence stalk jointed about the middle: flowers pink, blue or white: fruits turgid, pubescent pods; seeds reddish brown, black or white, subglobose or obovate with a beak.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, burning sensation, hepatomegali, stomatitis, bronchitis, inflammations and skin diseases.
Useful part : Leaves, Seeds.
Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD
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