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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.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Common namesUses=={{Common namesUses|sa=VishvabesajaIndigestion}}, Shringavera{{Uses|Dysentery}}, Ausada{{Uses|Gastric problems}}, Vishva{{Uses|en=Ginger rootRheumatism}}, Ginger{{Uses|gu=SunthAsthma}}, Sundh, Suntha{{Uses|hiGastric problems}} =Sonth|kn=Shunthi|ksParts Used=Shonth|ml=Chukku|mr=Sunth{{Parts Used|pa=Sund|ta=Sukku, Chukku|te=Sonthi, SuntiRhizome}}.
==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
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
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===Flower===
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===Fruit===
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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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==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
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==External Links==
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
