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Amomum aromaticum - Agnigarba
Amomum aromaticum is a herbaceous plant that can grow up to 1 metre tall. The seed is sometimes gathered from the wild for medicinal purposes and as a food flavouring. The plant is occasionally cultivated.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Flatulence, Colic, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Coughs.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
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| Marathi | |
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| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | Leafy stem 3-4 ft. Leaves 0.5-1 ft. by 2-4 in., and glabrous on both sides. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Spikes | Spike small, globose ; peduncle generally short, rarely longer and decumbent ; outer bracts 1 in., ovate, pale brown. Corolla-tube 1 in. ; segments obtuse nearly as long as the tube, white, tinged with brown. Lip pale yellow, twice as long as the corolla-segments, outer half deflexed. Anther-crest large, petaloid, lobes rounded. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule | 1 in., oblong, trigonous. |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Wet places in forest highlands.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ ["chemistry"]
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ [ "Cultivation"]
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Flatulence
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Coughs
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Wet places in forest highlands
- Herbs
- Zingiberaceae
- Pages without herbs images
