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Ingredient Name : Lepidium sativum Linn.

Arabic Name : Hurf, Tufaa, Thuffaa, Habb al-rashaad

Bengali Name : Chand Shura, Halim

Chinese Name : Jia du xing cai, Ting li zi

English Name : Common Cress, Watercress, Garden Cress

French Name : Cresson alénois, Passerage cultivée

German Name : Gartenkresse

Gujarati Name : Aseriya, Aseliyo

Hindi Name : Chansur, Halim, Haloon, Chandrasur

Kannada Name : Allibija, Haliv

Kashmiri Name : Halyun

Latin name : Lepidium sativum Linn.

Marathi Name : Ahaliva, Haliv

Persian Name : Tukhme Aspandan, Tukhme Teratezak

Punjabi Name : Holon, Taratej

Sanskrit Name : Chandrashur, Chandrika

Urdu Name : Halim, Halyun

Description

The seeds are alterative, aperient, aphrodisiac, bitter, carminative, demulcent, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactagogue, stimulant and tonic. The seeds contain vitamins C and B.

Seeds are useful in hiccups, indigestion, dysentery, diarrhoea, restorative in general debility and skin diseases caused due to impurity of blood. Also useful in seminal debility, erectile dysfunction, leucorrhoea and in cases of lumbago or any pains about the loins through rheumatism. It increases immunity in the body.

Recommended Dosage: 3 to 6 g powder of dried seeds.

Contraindication: This herb has no known warnings or contraindications.