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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
 
'''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"/>
 
roots removed, soaked overnight-in water, decorticated, and some times treated with lime and dried.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
  
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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}}
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{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Gastric problems}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Gastric problems}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Rhizome}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
Essential oil, pungent constituents (gingerol and shogaol), resinous matter and starch.
 
Essential oil, pungent constituents (gingerol and shogaol), resinous matter and starch.
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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}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
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[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
 
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
 
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]

Latest revision as of 15:39, 17 August 2021

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.[1]

Uses

Indigestion, Dysentery, Gastric problems, Rheumatism, Asthma, Gastric problems

Parts Used

Rhizome.

Chemical Composition

Essential oil, pungent constituents (gingerol and shogaol), resinous matter and starch.

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


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

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 138.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Leaf
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named How to plant/cultivate

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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