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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]

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

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 47.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA