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Chittaratha


Name: Chittaratha
Filename: Alpinia_calcarata.JPG
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Botanical name : Alpinia calcarata Rox.
Family : Zingiberaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Rasna, Sugandhamoola, Kulanjana
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta 
Guna   : Lakhu, Teekshna
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  :  The greater galangal, Java galangal
Hindi  :  Kulanjan
Malayalam :  Chittaratha
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial, aromatic, rhizomatous herb,1.8-2.1 m in height, leaves oblong, lanceolate, glabrous, acuminate, very shortly petioled, ligule short, rounded, ciliate, flowers fragrant, greenish white with red veined lips, in dense panicles; fruits capsules , orange red when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammations, cough, asthma, bronchitis, hiccough, dyspepsia, stomach pain, obesity, diabetes, migraine and intermittent fevers.
Useful part : rhizomes

 


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