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Zingiber officinale - Aardraka, Ginger

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{{stub}}[[File:Linaria vulgaris - harilik käokannus Valingu.jpg|thumb|right|''Linaria vulgaris'']]
'''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.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Common namesUses=={{Common namesUses|sa=Vishvabesaja}}, Shringavera, Ausada, Vishva{{Uses|en=Ginger root}}, Ginger{{Uses|gu}}. =Sunth, Sundh, Suntha|hi=Sonth|knParts Used=Shunthi|ks=Shonth|ml=Chukku{{Parts Used|mr=Sunth|pa=Sund|ta=Sukku, Chukku|te=Sonthi, Sunti}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Essential oil, pungent constituents (gingerol and shogaol), resinous matter and starch.
 
==Common names==
{{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}}
==Properties==
Anulomana, [[Deepana]], Hridya, Pacana, Vatakaphapaha, Asmadoshahara
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==Habit==
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==Identification==
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===Other features===
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==References==

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