Dalchini Churna

Dalchini (दालचीनी) Cinnamon bark:

Sanskrit: Utkat (उत्कट), Darusita (दारुसिता), Dalchini (दालचीनी), Svadvi, Cinnamon, Indian Bay Leaf, Tamal Patra, Lavanga Patra, Tvak, Arabic: Dasini/ Qirfa, Qirfah-e-ailaniyah, Shajrratul Ain; Assamese: Dalcheni, Dalchini; Bengali: Darchini, Qalmi Darchini; English: Cinnamon bark, True Cinnamon, Chinese cassia, Cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Gujrati: Dalchini, Taj; Kannada: Darchini, Chakke; Malayalam: Karuvapatta, Ilavarangathely, Ethunai lavangam; Marathi: Dalchini, Darachini; Oriya: Dalochini, Gudotwako, Daruchini, Tapinchchha; Punjabi: Dalchini, Darrchini, Darchini, Kirfa; Tamil: Lavangapatta, Lvangamu, Dalchini Chakka, Akerpatri, sanalavanga, Unani: Qayamousees, Qasamoos, Qosoulone, Urdu: Darchini, Qurfa.

Ayurvedic Properties: लघु, रूक्ष, तीक्ष्ण, कटु, तिक्त, मधुर, कटु, उष्ण

Part Used: Stem Bark (त्वक), Oil (तैल), Patra (पत्र)

Dalchini's nutritional properties are concerned, cinnamon is known to be a very good source of iron, calcium, and dietary fiber as well as manganese. There are various nutrients present in cinnamon such as sodium, carbohydrates, sugar, fatty acids, amino acids, and so on. The cinnamon bark spice is known to be available throughout the year and is ideal to be consumed as a tea especially during winter as it has a warm and sweet taste and is also very aromatic. It is carminative, astringent, stimulant, antiseptic in action. The essential oil of this herb acts as a potent antibacterial, anti-fungal, and uterine stimulant. It controls vomiting, relieves flatulence, and has been found useful in diarrhea and hemorrhage of the womb. It has been reported that consuming at least one-half teaspoon of Cinnamon each day may reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels. For headaches, the paste is applied to the forehead. In swelling and pain paste is applied on the affected part, Helps to control intestinal spasms, Helps to control swelling, and pain associated with arthritis, For curing cuts and wounds - in skin infections, cuts and wounds.

Action (Afal) of Dalchini in unani: Unani mention various actions Muffatih (De-obstruent), Muqawwi-i-kabid (Liver Tonic), Muqawwi-i-A Da Ra isa (Tonic for principal organ like brain, heart and liver), Muhalli-i-awram (Anti-inflammatory), Kasir-i-riyah (carminative), Muqawwi-i-mida (Stomachic), Munaffit/ Munaffith-i-Balgham (Expectorant), Mufarrih (Exhilarating), Mudirr-i-bawl (Diuretic), Mudirr-i-hayd (Emmenagogue), Muqawwi-i-rahi,  (Uterine  tonic), Musakkin-i-Alam  (Analgesic), Multtif (Demulcent), Dafi-i-Ufunat  (Antiseptic),  Jadhib (Absorbent), Mussafi-i-Dam  (Blood  purifier),  Jali (Detergent), Antidiabetic,  Mudammil  (Wound  healing),  Antiviral, Fungicide,  Insecticide,  Larvicide,  Qadib (Astringent), Dafi-i-Tashannuj  (Antispasmodic),  Muqawwi-i-bah (Aphrodisiac),  Muqawwi-i-asnan (Tonic  for  teeth), Muqawwi-i-Asab (Nervine tonic), Mujaffif (Dessicant), Musakhkhin (Calefacient), Musakkin (Sedative), Musqit-i-Janin (Abortifacient), Dafi-i-Humma (Anti-pyretic), Mulayyin-i-Ama (Laxative),  Mundij (Concoctive), Tiryaq (Antidote),  Mukhaddir (Anaesthetic), Dafi-Qay (Antiemetic), Muarriq (Diaphoretic), Hadim (Digestive).

Therapeutic uses in unani - Dufal-i-ishita (Anorexia), Diqal-Nafas  (Asthma),  Buthur  (Acne), Nisyan (Amnesia), Ihtibas al-tamth (Amenorrhea), Istisqa ziqqi (Ascites), Istisqa Lahmi (Anasarca),  Bloating, Jaryan-al-Dam (Bleeding), Burudat-e-mida (Cough),  Nazla-o-Zukam (Coryza  and  Catarrh),  Tashannuj  (Cramps),Jarahat Basita (Chronic Wound), Ishal (Diarrhoea), Zahir (Dysentery), Tukhma (Dyspepsia), Usr tamath (Dysmenorrhea), Waja al uzn (Ear ache), Bayad al Ayn (Corneal Opacity), Flu, Frigidity, Laqwa (Facial Paralysis), Irq al Nasa (Lumbago), Bakhr Al-fam (Halitosis), Behtul Sawt (Hoarseness of voice), Fataq (Hernai), Fuwaq (Hiccup), Waram-al-kabid (Hepatitis), Ikhtelaj al qalb, Sahr (Insomania), Waja al asnan (Toothache), Rasha (Treamors), Qula (Stomatitis), Iltihab Tajawifal al-anf (Sinusitis), Gashi (Syncope), Dufal bah (Sexual debility), Spasms, Hudar (Rheumatism), Matli (Nausea), Naevus, Waja al Asab (Neuralgia), Kalaf (Melasma), Istihada (Menorrhagia), Duf al mida, Istirkha (Prolapse), Khafaqan (Palpitation), Pityriasis, Qay (Vomiting), Duwar (Vertigo).