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− | ''' | + | '''Galangal''' is a robust plant. Growing in large clumps that can be 2 - 3.5 metres tall. A fairly well-known and widely used spice, mainly employed as a flavouring in foods and as a medicinal plant. |
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Enlarged spleen}}, {{Uses|Respiratory diseases}}, {{Uses|Cancers of mouth}}, {{Uses|Cancers of stomach}}, {{Uses|Systemic infections}}, {{Uses|Cholera}} | {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Enlarged spleen}}, {{Uses|Respiratory diseases}}, {{Uses|Cancers of mouth}}, {{Uses|Cancers of stomach}}, {{Uses|Systemic infections}}, {{Uses|Cholera}} | ||
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref> | <ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 6 October 2020
Galangal is a robust plant. Growing in large clumps that can be 2 - 3.5 metres tall. A fairly well-known and widely used spice, mainly employed as a flavouring in foods and as a medicinal plant.
Uses
Indigestion, Colic, Dysentery, Skin diseases, Enlarged spleen, Respiratory diseases, Cancers of mouth, Cancers of stomach, Systemic infections, Cholera
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Essential oil, containing α - pinene, β - pinene, limonene, cineol, terpinen - 4 - ol and α - terpineol.[1]
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | Doddarasagadde, Dhoomraasmi |
Hindi | Kulanjan, Kulinjan |
Malayalam | Aratta, Ciffaratta |
Tamil | Arattai, Sittarattai |
Telugu | Dumparaastramu |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | Sugandhamūla, Malaya Vacā, Sthūlagranthiḥ, Mahābharū Vacā, Rāsnā |
English | Greater galangal, Javagalangal |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Kaṭu
Guna
Guru
Veerya
Uṣṇa
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Vātahara, Kaphahara, Pācana, Rucya, Svarya, Mukha ṣodhaka, Viḍaghna
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Simple | Oblong | Leaf arrangement is alternate |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Unisexual | 2-4cm long | pink | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Rhizome splits are used as planting material for commercial cultivation. Seed propagation is not feasible due to low germination rate. [3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation detail
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Enlarged spleen
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Respiratory diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cancers of mouth
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cancers of stomach
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Systemic infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cholera
- Herbs with Rhizomes used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Fresh rootstack used in medicine
- Herbs with Dried rootstack 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 - Perennial plant
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Division of rhizome
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forest margins
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grasslands
- Herbs
- Zingiberaceae