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Gmelina arbora Roxb - Ghambaari
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Ghambaari consists of dried, mature root and root bark of Gmelina arborea Roxb.(Fam. Verbenaceae) , tree about 18 m high, with a clear bole of 6-9 m and a girth of 1.5-2.1 m, found in the lower Himalayas, the Nilgiris and the East and West Coasts of India. [1]
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Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Shivanigida, Shivani |
| Hindi | Gambhar, Khambhari |
| Malayalam | Kumizhu, Kumpil |
| Tamil | Kumishan, Kumizhan |
| Telugu | Peggummudu, Peggummadi |
| Marathi | Shivan |
| Gujarathi | Shivan |
| Punjabi | Gumhar, Kumhar |
| Kashmiri | Kashmari |
| Sanskrit | Kashmari, Kashmarya |
| English | Candhar Tree |
Chemical Composition
Alkaloids and lignans (arboreal, isoarboreal and related lignans).
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Guru
Veerya
Ushna (heat)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Shotan, Deepana, Bhedana, Paacana, Jvarahara, Meedya, Visaghna
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 47.
See also
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