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Botanical Name:
Zingiber officinale
Saunth consists of dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roxb,
Family Zingiberaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Ausadha, Muhausadha, Nagara, Visva, Visvabhesaja,
Srngavera, Visva, Visvauasadha
Assamese: Adasuth, Aadar Shuth
Bengali: Suntha, Sunthi
English: Ginger root, Ginger
Gujarati: Sunth, Sundh, Suntha
Hindi: Sonth
Kannada: Shunthi
Kashmiri: Shonth
Malayalam: Chukku
Marathi: Sunth
Oriya: Sunthi
Punjabi: Sund
Tamil: Sukku, Chukku
Telugu: Sonthi, Sunti
Urdu: Sonth, Zanjabeel
Botanical description:
A perennial herb with a subterranean, digitately branched
rhizome; stems up to 1.50 m in height with linear lanceolate
sheathing leaves (5–30cm long and 8–20 mm wide) that are
alternate, smooth and pale green. Flower stems shorter than
leaf stems and bearing a few flowers, each surrounded by a
thin bract and situated in axils of large, greenish yellow
obtuse bracts, which are closely arranged at end of flower
stem forming collectively an ovate-oblong spike.
Parts used:
Dried rhizome
Major chemical constituent:
Essential oil, pungent constituents (gingerol and shogaol),
resinous matter and starch
Therapeutic uses:
• Digestive impairment (Agnimandya)
• Asthma (Svasa)
• Flatulance with gurgling sound (Adhmana)
• Rheumatism (Amavata)
• Anaemia (Pandu)
• Diseases of abdomen (Udararoga) |
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