Botanical name : Lens culinaris Medikus
Family : Fabaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Masura, Masoora
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Madhura    
Guna   : Guru, Snigdha
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     :     Dill, Garden dill, Anet
Hindi        :     Masur, Masuri
Malayalam    :     Chanampayar
Distribution : Cultivated throughout the colder parts of India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small sized herbaceous plant grows up to 75 cm in height: leaves compound, pubescent, leaflets 4-6 pairs, sessile: flowers white, rose, red or violet; solitary or in 2-4 flowered racemes; fruits smooth, compressed, oblong or rhomboid pods, seeds usually two and compressed.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, diarrhea, dysentery, tumors, cardiac weakness, ulcers, skin diseases, anemia and general debility.
Useful part    :    Seeds.

Photo : Dr. Nandkumar Sahni MD