BOTANICAL NAME: Amorphophallus campanulatus
FAMILY: Araceae
ENGLISH NAME: Elephant foot, Yam
COMMON NAME:
Hindi name: Suranakanda, ola
Bengali name: Ola
Kannada name: Surana
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
सूरणः कन्द ओलश्च कन्दलोऽर्शोघ्न इत्यपि |
सूरणो दीपनो रूक्षः कषायः कण्डुकृत् कटुः |
विष्टम्भी विशदो रुच्यः कफार्शः कृन्तनो लघुः ||७४||
विशेषादर्शसे पथ्यः प्लीहगुल्मविनाशनः |
सर्वेषां कन्दशाकानां सूरणः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते ||७५||
दद्रूणां कुष्ठिनां रक्तपित्तिनां न हितो हि सः |
सन्धानयोगं सम्प्राप्तः सूरणो गुणवत्तरः ||७६|
HABITAT: It is found almost throughout India and also cultivated
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
It is stout, tuberous herb. Its tubers are globose, depressed. The leaves are solitary, tripartite. The flowers are unisexual, male flowers pale yellow, female inflorescence cylindric.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu | Laghu, ruksha, tikshna | Ushna | Katu | Arshogna | Kaphavatahara |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Pungent | Light, dry, sharp | Heating | Pungent | Piles | Kapha-vata pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: arginine, leucine, lysine
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Arsha:Powder of Surana and kutaja bark is taken with butter milk.
- Arbuda:Surana is burnt and mixed with ghee & jagger is given internally.
INDICATIONS:
Sotha inflammation, Arsha piles,Raktapitta bleeding disorders, Mutrakrichha dysuria
USEFUL PART: Tuber
DOSAGE: Powder 3-6 g
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Surana vataka
2. kultab tablet