BOTANICAL NAME: Hedychium spicatium
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Asthapanopaga, Anuvasanopaga
ENGLISH NAME: Spiked ginger lily
COMMON NAME:
Hindi name: kapur kachari
Bengali name: kapur kachari
Punjabi name: sheduri
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
शठी पलाशी षड्ग्रन्था सुव्रता गन्धमूलिका |
गन्धारिका गन्धवधूर्वधूः पृथुपलाशिका ||८२||
भवेद्गन्धपलाशी तु कषाया ग्राहिणी लघुः |
तिक्ता तीक्ष्णा च कटुकानुष्णास्यमलनाशिनी |
शोथकासव्रणश्वासशूलसिध्मग्रहापहा ||८३||
HABITAT: It is found in Himalayan range, mountains of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
The Small shrub upto height to 2-3 ft. Its Rhizome is about 10-12 inches long, wide and smooth. The Flowers are white in color, slightly reddish stigma
Fruiting time: rainy season
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu, tikta, kashaya | Laghu, tikshna | Ushna | Katu | Svasha har | Kapha vaat shamaka |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Bitter, Pungent, Astringent | Light, Sharp | Heating | Bitter | Cough | Kapha vata pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Starch, carbonic acid
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Amavata: Paste of Sati and Shunthi mixed with decoction of punarnava should be taken for a week.
- Arsha: Gruel prepared with Shati leaves soured with butter milk is given after adding Marica powder to it.
INDICATIONS:
Mukhavairasya Bad breath, Kasa Cough, Vrana Wound, Shoola Pain, Hikka Hiccups, Jwara Fever
USEFUL PART: Kanda
DOSAGE: powder: 1-3 gm
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Shatyaadi churna and kwatha