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Zingiber officinale - Aardraka, Ginger

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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

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Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

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

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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

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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

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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