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Musa paradisiaca - Rambha
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Rambha is a large, perennial plant growing around 8 metres tall. Looking somewhat like a tree. It is a herbaceous plant whose top growth dies after flowering, to be replaced by new growth from the rootstock. Bananas are a staple food and one of the most prolific of all food crops.
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
Burns, Renal calculi, Skin diseases, Aphrodisiac, Bleeding disorders[1]
Parts Used
Pseudostem, Flowers, Fruits[2]
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Baale hannu |
| Hindi | Kela |
| Malayalam | Vala, Kadalivala |
| Tamil | Vaazhai |
| Telugu | Aratti |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Kadala, Kadali |
| English | Banana |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Slimy)
Veerya
Sheeta (cold)
Vipaka
Madhura (Sweet)
Karma
Pitta, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Bipinnate | Alternate | Root stock large; stem formed by the imbricate base of petioles. Leaves simple, large, with a thick midnerve and pinnately parallel nerves |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Terminal spicate | Pale yellow | 5 | Bracts spathaceous, large. Sepals and petals connate. Lip free, transparent. Stamens 5, fertile, with a sterile staminode |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A berry | An elongated fleshy berry, seeds are not produced | {{{4}}} | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Kshara taila
- Balamritam
- Panavirali bhasma
- Himasagara bhasma
- Madana Kameshwari lehya
- Vasant Kusumakar rasa
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The propagation is through shoots from the rhizomes, since most of the seeds species are sterile.[6]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area, Sub tropical area
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flowers
Fruits
Flowers
Cut stem
Cut stem
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References
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.775, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Vernacular names
- ↑ Botonic description
- ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
- ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Renal calculi
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Aphrodisiac
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bleeding disorders
- Herbs with Pseudostem used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Rhizome divisions
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub tropical area
- Herbs
- Musaceae
