BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia galnga
FAMILY: Zinziberaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Bhavaprakasha nighantu– Haritakyadi varga
ENGLISH NAME: Blue ginger
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Kulanjana
Bengali: Barakalinjan
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
सुगन्धाऽप्युग्रगन्धा च विशेषात्कफकासनुत् |
सुस्वरत्वकरी रुच्या हृत्कण्ठमुखशोधिनी ||९४||
HABITAT: Greater galangal grows to a height of 1.8 m.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It has long, elegant, blade-like leaves. The flowers are green and white with red tips. Rhizome is built up from cylindrical subunits
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu | Laghu, Rūkşa | Usna | Katu | Kaphavataśāmaka. |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Pungent | Light
Dry |
Hot | Pungent | Pacifying kapha and vata |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Methyl cenamate, Cinole, D-Pinene, Flavanoid.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Sour throat – small piece of rhizome is kept in the moith and chew.
- Indigestion -One pinch of root powder is taken with warm butter milk.
INDICATIONS
Svasa Asthama, Kasa Cough, Vata roga pacifying vata dosha.
USEFUL PART: Rhizome, leaves
DOSAGE: Root Powder: 3-6 gms