Witnessed by: Unani
Indian rennet (Withania coagulans), of the Solanaceae family. Small greyish woody undershrub of arid ground; native range: dry hills of Afghanistan, Baluchistan and the north-western Indian frontier. Globally recognized as panir-band in Persian, jibn nabati in Arabic, paneer dodi in Hindi, and vegetable rennet, cheese-maker's berry in English. The part used is fruit (berry), seed. Small dull-orange berries enclosed in a papery calyx, bitter and astringent, milk-curdling.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
INDIAN RENNET
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Indian rennet
- Scientific name
- Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal
- Family
- Solanaceae
Form
- Part used
- fruit (berry), seed
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Unani
- bitter · astringent
Temperature
- Unani
- hot (2nd degree, dry)
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Unani
- stomach · liver · kidneys
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Unani
- muhallil (resolvent, deobstruent), haazim (digestive), mudirr-e-baul (diuretic), musakkin (sedative to spasm); reputed muqawwi-e-jigar (liver tonic)
Cautions
- Contraindications
- hot dry temperaments in excess; pregnancy in quantity
- Toxicity
- none of note in customary dose
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