ginger.pptx presentation dravya guna subject ayurveda

Ginger ppt presentation dravya guna ayurveda

1. Ardraka-Sunthi

2. Basonym of Drug Sunthi subsides Kapha and Vata dosa , dries away Kapha and Ama and itself is dried product, hence the name sunthi . Synonyms Availability 1. Sunthi (Ginger) is available in shops. Morphology 2. Leaves spread out like umbrella. 3. Flowers are like cobras hood. 4. Horn shaped rhizomes.

3. Actions and Properties 5. Sunthi is one of the best Katu Dravya . 6. Rhizome is very strong. 7. Rhizome causes burning sensation. 8. Sunthi is very efficacious drug because of its strong actions. 9. Commonly used by public because of its quality and easy availability. 10. Quickly enters circulation because of its strong potency . English Ginger Hindi Adarakh , Sonth Kannada Shunthi Malayalam Chukka Marathi Sunt Regional Names

4. Botanical Name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiber -Derived from Shrungber Officinale - Sold in shops or used as medicine. Family- Zingiberaceae Kula- Haridra kula Caraka Triptighna Varga , Arsoghna Varga , Dipaniya Varga , Sulaprasamana Varga , Sitaprasamana Varga , Trsna nigrahana Varga , Stanyasodhana Varga . Susruta Pippalyadi gana , Trikatu Bh.Pr.Ni Haritakyadi varga 44-52 Classification of Dravya

5. Taxonomical classification Kingdom - Plantae Class - Monocotyledons Series - Epigynae Family - Zingiberaceae Genus - Zingiber Species - officinale Habitat Ginger is cultivated through out the sub-Himalayan tracts of Uttarpradesh , Deccan Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar. Run wild in some places of Western Ghats.

6. Extenal morphology Perennial herb with elongated leafy stems and horizontal tuberous root stocks. Rhizome - Stout and tuberous. Stem - Erect, leafy stem, 0.6 to 1.2 Mtr high. Leaves - Narrow, distichous, subscssile on the sheaths, linear-lanceolate, 1-2 cm wide and glabrous . Inflorescence - Spike Flowers - Greenish with a small dark purple or purplish black. Useful part- Rhizome Shape - Rhizomes are laterallycompressed , bearing short flat, ovate and oblique branches on the upper side, with bud at the apex. Size - Rhizomes are about 1.5*1.5 to 6.5cm. Colour -externally, it is buff coloured. Transversely cut surface shows well marked endodermis and stele. Fracture - Short and fibrous. Odour - Agreable and aromatic. Taste- Agrable and pungent.

7. Curing of ginger Ginger is marketed both in peeled and unpeeled condition. In scraped the epidermal layer of the rhizome is scraped off with the help of a sharpened bamboo-splinter and then washed in water and dried in the sunlight for 7-10 days. Phytochemistry Aromatic oil(1-4%), Fat (10%), Starch(40-60%), Fibre (5%),camphene, Phellandrene, Zingiberine , Cineol, Gingerin (oleo-resin). Ginger oil contains- Monoterpene hydrocarbons serquiterpene hydrocarbons oxygenated mono and sesquiterpene phenyl propanoids .

8. PARTICULARS ARDRAKA SUNTHI Rasa Katu Katu Guna Tiksna , Ruksa , Guru Laghu , Snigdha Vipaka Madhura Madhura Virya Usna Usna Rasadi panchaka Action on Dosa : Vatakaphahara Vatahara because of Usna virya and Madhura vipaka . Kaphahara because of Usna virya and katu Rasa. Karma (Actions) Ardraka : Pacana Bhedana Rocana Vrsya Dipana Swarya Vibandhahara Sulahara Jihwa sodhaka Kanthasodhaka Sunthi : Dipana Pacaka Vrsya Swarya Kasahara Swasahara Sulahara Grahi Rucya Hrdya Vibandhahara

9. Pharmacological actions Externally- Rubefaecient Stimulant Internally- Digestive Gastro intestinal stimulant Carminative Stomachic Sialagogue Rogaghnata (Therapeutic administration) Ajirna , Agnimandya , Amavata , Chardi , Sula, Swasa , Kasa , Hrdroga , UDARA, Vibandha . Amayika prayoga ( Therapeutic administration) Agnimandya (Loss of appetite) Aruci (Anorexia) Arsas (Haemorrhoids) Sitapitta (Urticaria)

10. Sunthi Sotha (Oedema) Sira sula (headache) Visucika (diarrhoea) Agnimandya Parinama sula ( Duodental ulcer)

11. Matra (Dose) Swarasa (Juice) - 3-10ml Curna (Powder) - 750mg-1.5g Contraindications Fresh ginger is contraindicated in Kustha , Pandu, Mutrakrchra , Raktapitta , Vrna , Jwara , Daha , Grisma and sarad ritu . SL.NO Name Indications 1 Sunthi kasaya Agnimandya , Kasa , Sula 2 Nagaradi curna Grahani dosa , Arsa 3 Nagaradi taila Mukha roga 4 Sunthi ghrta Grahani , Pandu, Jwara 5 Sunthi khanda Amlapitta , Sula, Amavata 6 Sunthi rasanadi kasaya Vataja swarabheda Formulations

12. Research corner The results indicated that ginger was effective against the development of diabetic cataract in rats mainly through its antiglycating potential and to a lesser extent by inhibition of the polyol pathway. Ginger essential oil recorded the humoral immune response in immunosuppressed mice .

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