BOTANICAL NAME: Curcuma zedoaria
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Aacharya Charaka : hikkanigrahana, swasahara
Bhavprakash nighantu : karpooradi Varga
COMMON NAME:
Bengali : aekangi, shati
Gujarati : kachuro
Hindi : kachura
Tamil : kicchilaka kizngu
Telugu : kachoramu
PLANT IMAGE with Unique Identification Feature:
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
भवेद्रन्धपलाशी तु कषाया ग्राहिणी लघुः |
तिक्ता तीक्ष्णा च कटुकानुष्णास्यमलनाशिनी |
शोथकासव्रणश्वासशूलसिध्मग्रहापहा || भा. प्रकाश||
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Shati is a small shrub growing to a height of 2-3 feet and is found in the Himalayan range and mountains of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan. The rhizome is white colored inside, long, bitter and has a strong odor and flavor. The leaves are 10-12 inch long, wide and smooth. Flowers are white colored, with slightly reddish stigma. The fruits are round and are seen in the rainy season. The plant is a native to China, Myanmar and Ethiopia.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| katu, tikta, kashaya | Laghu, tikshna | ushna | Katu | – | Kaphavatasamaka |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTION EFFECT | ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Astringent, Bitter, pungent | Light, pungent | hot | pungent | – | Kapha vata pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Hedychenone, hydroxyhedychenone
THERAPEUTIC USES:
1. Chardi – powder with cold water is beneficial in vomiting.
2. Hikka – shati and sunthi churna with cow ghee is beneficial in hiccups.
3. Aamvata – paste of shati and sunthi with punarnava decoction is beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis.
INDICATIONS:
Sholaprashamana (pain reliever), hikkanigrahana (anti-hiccup), swasa-kasahara (anti-cough and asthmatic), chardinigrahana (anti-emetic)
USEFUL PART: Rhizome, leaves
DOSAGE: Powder – 1-3 gm
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Shatyadi churna, chardiripu vati