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Dry Ginger

शुण्ठी · Śuṇṭhī · Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae)

Herb🕑 1 min read
⚠ Cautions — read first
  • supervision Active peptic ulcer, hyperacidity, bleeding tendency and pregnancy (high doses) — caution or supervision.
Rasa katuGuna laghu, snigdhaVirya ushnaVipaka madhura
Vata ↓ pacifiesPitta ↑ if in excessKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
  • A pre-eminent dīpana-pāchana (digestive-kindling) and āma-reducing dravya; the 'universal medicine' (vishwabheshaja) of the classics.
View sources — 3 classical & official references
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Classical text Charaka Saṁhitā
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I