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Curcuma zedoaria
Curcuma zeodaria is a herbaceous, perennial plant. Each pseudostem comprises around 5 leaves with blades around 35cm long and 13cm wide.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Indigestion, Nausea, Flatulence, Bloating, Cervical cancer, Bad breath, Ulcers, Wounds, Skin disorders, Scabies, Eczema, Vomiting[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kadu Arisina, Kachora |
| Hindi | Kachuru, Kaalihaldi |
| Malayalam | Kachoori kilannu, Kuva |
| Tamil | Kichchili Kilangu |
| Telugu | Kachoram |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Gandhamooli, Karchoora |
| English | Zeedore |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Leaves are large | Reaching upto 1 m in length | Oblong and deeply veined, often coloured purplish in the centre |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funnel-shaped | Whitish or pale-yellow | Calyx is whitish and obtusely toothed. | Flowering from March to April |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from March to April |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the hot, humid, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nausea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Flatulence
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bloating
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cervical cancer
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bad breath
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scabies
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eczema
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Herbs with Rhizome used in medicine
- Herbs with Root 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
- 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 Damp
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deciduous forests
- Herbs
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