52.76%); among others—D-camphane, D-silvestren, pcymene, L-cadinenes, cedrol, terpineol, acetyl-and isovalerianyl monoterpene ester.
No longer taken internally as a diluted essential oil. Medicinal parts are cones, branches and oil.
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.
Family Amaryllidaceae; Hypoxidaceae.
Habitat Sub-tropical Himalayas from Kumaon eastwards; Western Ghats from Konkan Southwards.
Ayurvedic Taalmuuli, Taalpatri, Krishna Mushali, Bhuumitaala.
Unani Mush Siyaah.
Siddha/Tamil Nilappanan kizhangu.
Action Nervine, adaptogenic, sedative, anticonvulsive, androgenic, anti-inflammatory and diuretic. Used in Jaundice, urinary disorders, skin diseases and asthma. Mucilaginous.
The rhizome contains saponins (curculigosaponin C and F promoted proliferation of spleen lymphocytes very significantly; F and G increased the weight of the thymus in vitro in mice);
sapogenins; phenolic glycosides, a tnterpene alcohol; a pentacyclic triterpene, an aliphatic compound, hentriacontanol, sitosterol, stigmasterol, cycloartenol and sucrose. A peptide, Curculin C, containing 114 amino acids, has been isolated from the fruit.
In traditional Chinese medicine, dried rhizome, containing curculigoside is used as a tonic for its immunological and protective property.
In Indian medicine, powdered rhizomes with milk are taken as a restorative tonic, also for sexual debility.
EtOH (50%) of the plant exhibited hypoglycaemic property.
Dosage Dried rhizome—3—6 g powder. (API Vol. IV.)
Curcuma amada Roxb.
Family Zingiberaceae.
Habitat Cultivated in Gujarat;
wild in parts of West Bengal, Uttar
Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil
Nadu.
English Mango-ginger, Wild Turmeric.
Ayurvedic Aamra Haridraa, Aamragandhi Haridraa, Surabhidaaru, Karpuraa.
Unani Aambaa Haldi, Daarchob.
Siddha/Tamil Mangaiinji.
