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Alpinia galanga - Kulañjana
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Oblong | Leaf arrangement is alternate |
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
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
Buds
Flowers
Stem
Leaves
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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
