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{{Common names|sa=Vishvabesaja, Shringavera, Ausada, Vishva|en=Ginger root, Ginger|gu=Sunth, Sundh, Suntha|hi=Sonth|kn=Shunthi|ks=Shonth|ml=Chukku|mr=Sunth|pa=Sund|ta=Sukku, Chukku|te=Sonthi, Sunti}} | {{Common names|sa=Vishvabesaja, Shringavera, Ausada, Vishva|en=Ginger root, Ginger|gu=Sunth, Sundh, Suntha|hi=Sonth|kn=Shunthi|ks=Shonth|ml=Chukku|mr=Sunth|pa=Sund|ta=Sukku, Chukku|te=Sonthi, Sunti}} | ||
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| + | Essential oil, pungent constituents (gingerol and shogaol), resinous matter and starch. | ||
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
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Shunthi consists of dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roxb. (Fam.Zinglberaceae), widely cultivated in India, rhizomes dug in January-February, buds and roots removed, soaked overnight-in water, decorticated, and some times treated with lime and dried.[1]
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Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Shunthi |
| Hindi | Sonth |
| Malayalam | Chukku |
| Tamil | Sukku, Chukku |
| Telugu | Sonthi, Sunti |
| Marathi | Sunth |
| Gujarathi | Sunth, Sundh, Suntha |
| Punjabi | Sund |
| Kashmiri | Shonth |
| Sanskrit | Vishvabesaja, Shringavera, Ausada, Vishva |
| English | Ginger root, Ginger |
Chemical Composition
Essential oil, pungent constituents (gingerol and shogaol), resinous matter and starch.
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu
Guna
Laghu, Snigdha
Veerya
Ushna (heat)
Vipaka
Madhura
Karma
Anulomana, Deepana, Hridya, Pacana, Vatakaphapaha, Asmadoshahara
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 138.
See also
External Links
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- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
- Herbs with common name in Kashmiri
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
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