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Chemical constituants of dhanyaka - Coriandrum sativum Linn.

dhanyaka :

Young plants growing in a nursery

Phytochemistry:

Fresh plant contains volatile oil, 0.12%. 
- Coriander oil contain: coriandrol, d-ilinalool, licareol, d-d-pinene, p-cymol, terpinene, dipentene, geraniol, l-borneol, B-phellandrene, terpinolene, n-decylaldehyde, acetic acid, decyl acid.
- Linalool is the main volatile compound in coriander seeds, typically constituting more than 50% of the total essential oil. (Gil et al., 2002)   
- The fruit has a volatile oil, 0.25%; pentosan, 10.6%; furfurol, 6%; pectin, 1.1 to 1.7%; vitamin C; fat 19%; protein 11%, starch 10.5%, and potassium maleate 1.8%, fat 0.3%, and vitamin C3.
- Ethanol extract of fresh roots yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, sterols, carbohydrates, saponins, and phenolic compounds. 

- Study of seeds for fatty acids yielded main components of petroselinic acid (68%), linoleic acid 16.6%, oleic acid 7.5%, and palmitic acid 3.8%. Minor components were stearic acid, vaccenic acid, and myristic acid. 
- Study of essential oil in coriander seeds yielded linalool 67.75%, alpha-pinene 10.5%, gamma-terpinene 9.0%, geranyl acetate 4.0%, camphor 3.0%, and geraniol 1.9%.  
- Nutrient analysis of raw cilantro leaves per 100 g yielded: (Proximates) water 92.21 g, energy 23 kcal, protein 2.13 g, total lipid 0.52 g, carbohydrate by difference 3.67 g, total dietary fiber 2.8 g, total sugars 0.87 g; (Minerals) calcium 67 mg, iron 1.77 mg, magnesium 26 mg, phosphorus 48 mg, sodium 46 mg, potassium 521 mg, zinc 0.50 mg; (Vitamins) vitamin C 27.0 mg, thiamin 0.067 mg, riboflavin 0.162 mg, niacin 1.114 mg, vitamin B6 0.149 mg, folate 62 µg, vitamin B12 0, vitamin A 6748 IU, vitamin E 3.50 mg, vitamin D 0, vitamin K 310 µg; (Lipids) total saturated FA 0.014 g, total monosaturated FA 0.275 g, total polyunsaturated FA 0.050 g, trans FA 0, cholesterol 0. 
- Essential oils from leaves and fruits were analyzed by GC-MS. Leaf oil yielded 44 compounds, mostly aromatic acids, with major constituents of 2-decenoic acid (30.8%), E-11-tetradecenoic acid (13.4%), capric acid (12.7%) undecyl alcohol (6.4%), tridecanoic acid (5.5%) and undecanoic acid (7.1%). Seed oil yielded 53 compounds, with major constituents of linalool (37.7%), geranyl acetate (17.6%) and 
γ-terpinene (14.4%).


PHARMACOLOGY:

IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS –

  1. Dhanyapancaka kvatha Curna
  2. Hingvadi gulika
  3. Hingvadi curna
  4. Dadimashtaka Curna
  5. Yavanyadi Curna
  6. Kushmanda Rasayana
  7. Saindhavadi Curna


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