Surana

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

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