सुरभीदारु
सुरभीरुहः
सैरॆयकः
सूर्यपर्णी
सूर्यभक्ता
सूर्यावर्ता
सरला
सर्वरसः
स्रुवा
सर्वानुभूतिः
सर्षपः
सरस्वती
सुरसा
स्रंसी
सुरीमत्
| Name -
अम्रगन्धा
Botanical name -
Curcuma amada
Description -
Phytography: Herb; rooststock ovoid, sessile tubers thick, cylindric, pale yellow inside; leafy tuft 60-90 cm high, petiole as long as the lamina, leaf blade 30-45 cm by 15 cm or more, pale green, tapering to base and apex; scape from the centre of the leafy tuft, spike 7.5-15.0 cm by 3.7 cm, bracts pale green, those of the coma tinted with pink; flowers as long as the bracts, whitish with pale yellow lip
Chemical Constituents-
Use -
Traditional use: ORAON : Tikur (prepared with crushed root mixed with rice flour): as a sedative in influenza. UNANI : ingredient of 'Amba haldi'.
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