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Kaempferia rotunda

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Kaempferia rotunda is a perennial, stemless plant producing a pseudostem with 2 - 4 erect leaves from an underground rhizome that has small tuberous roots. Flowering stems are produced from the rhizome when no leaves are present.

Uses

Sprains, Infarction, Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, Cancer.[1]

Parts Used

Rhizomes, Young leaves.

Chemical Composition

The plant yields flavonoids, crotepoxide, chalcones, quercetin, flavonols, B-sitosterol, stigmasterol, syringic acid, protocatechuic acid and hydrocarbons.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kusunde
Hindi Bhuyichampa
Malayalam Chennalinirkuva
Tamil Konda-kalava
Telugu Kondakaluva
Marathi Bhui-champa
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Bhuchampaka
English Bhumi Champa


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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

Seeds, Division of the rhizomes.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a position in partial shade.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Monsoon forests, Open grassland.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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