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'''Kulañjana''' consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga Willd. (Fam. Zingiberaceae), a plant upto about 2.0 m high bearing perennial rhizome, growing in eastern Himalayas and southwest India.
 
'''Kulañjana''' consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga Willd. (Fam. Zingiberaceae), a plant upto about 2.0 m high bearing perennial rhizome, growing in eastern Himalayas and southwest India.
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==Uses==
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{{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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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Rhizomes}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Fresh rootstack}}, {{Parts Used|Dried rootstack}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Essential oil, containing α - pinene, β - pinene, limonene, cineol, terpinen - 4 - ol and α - terpineol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Doddarasagadde, Dhoomraasmi|ml=Aratta, Ciffaratta|sa=Sugandhamūla, Malaya Vacā, Sthūlagranthiḥ, Mahābharū Vacā, Rāsnā |ta=Arattai, Sittarattai|te=Dumparaastramu|hi=Kulanjan, Kulinjan|en=Greater galangal, Javagalangal}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta, Kaṭu
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===Guna===
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Guru
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===Veerya===
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Uṣṇa
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===Vipaka===
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Kaṭu
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===Karma===
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Vātahara, Kaphahara, Pācana, Rucya, Svarya, Mukha ṣodhaka, Viḍaghna
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial plant}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division of rootstack}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant for the warmer tropics, preferring high humidity and a temperature that does not fall below 15°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Grasslands}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alpinia+galanga"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Herbs]]

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Kulañjana consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga Willd. (Fam. Zingiberaceae), a plant upto about 2.0 m high bearing perennial rhizome, growing in eastern Himalayas and southwest India.

Uses

Indigestion, Colic, Dysentery, Skin diseases, Enlarged spleen, Respiratory diseases, Cancers of mouth, Cancers of stomach, Systemic infections, Cholera

Parts Used

Rhizomes, Flowers, Fruits, Fresh rootstack, Dried rootstack.

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

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
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

Seeds, Division of rootstack.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant for the warmer tropics, preferring high humidity and a temperature that does not fall below 15°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forest margins, Grasslands.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. ↑ [ "Morphology"]
  3. ↑ "Cultivation detail"

External Links

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