Aardrak medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms, Health benefits of Adarak (Ginger)

Aardrak medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms, Health benefits of Adarak (Ginger)

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Basonym of Drug

Aardrak

Main Synonym

shringavera, katubhadra, ardrika

Regional Name

Bengali : Ada
Gujarati : Aadu
Hindi : Adarak, adi
Kannada : Agache
Tamil : Inji
Telugu : Alla, allamu
Malayalama : Inchi
Farsi : Anjeebele tara

Botanical Name

Zingiber officinale

Family

Zingibareceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya Charaka mentioned Aardrak in arshoghna, truptighna, deepaniya, shoolaprashamana, and trishna nigrahana mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta mentioned in pippalyadi and trikatu gana; and Aacharya vagbhatta in arshoghna, deepaniya, and pippalyadi gana.

External Morphology

15-150 cm tall perennial herb

Useful Parts

Rhizome

Important Phytoconstituent

Zingerenone, Gingerol, Curcumene, bourbonene, camphene, ginger glycolipids

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : Katu
Guna : Tikshna, ushna, guru, ruksha
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka : Madhur

Action

Kaphavatahara

Therapeutic Indication

Deepan(increase appetite), bhedana (laxative)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Deepan - Aardrak with rock salt is beneficial for digestion and increases appetite.
2. Murcha - Aardrak swarasa (juice) as nasya treatment in unconsiousness.
3. Arsha - Use aardrak swarasa with honey/ ghee for piles.
4. Pratishyay - Aardrak and yavakshara are taken with lukewarm water in common cold symptoms.

Dose

Juice - 5-10 ml, kalka(paste) - 3-5 gm

Formulations

Aardrak rasayan, aardrak khandavaleha, aardrak ghrita,

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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