Wild Ginger / Peva Ayurvedic Information
Jangali Adrak / Peva Ayurvedic Medicine Information in English
Wild ginger / Peva Ayurvedic information
• Marathi name: Peva, Jangali Ale, Jangali Adrak
• Hindi name: Jangali Adrak
• English name: Wild Ginger
• Scientific family name: Zingiberaceae
• Plant Structure:
This is a herbaceous plant and its leaves resemble the leaves of the ginger grown at home. Simple leaves are found in this type and the structure is similar to ginger.
• Flower:
The flowers that appear on this plant are whitish with red edges or sometimes completely red in colour.
The wild ginger having red flowers is considered more beneficial.
Wild ginger / Peva Ayurvedic information
• Smell:
It has a strong and pungent smell.
• Useful Parts:
The leaves, the rhizome (kand), the root, and the underground stem attached to the root of this plant are used for medicinal purposes.
Wild ginger / Peva Ayurvedic information
Jangali adrak/ peva ayurvedic medicine information in English
• This plant is seen around us in the forest during the monsoon season.
When the rain ends, it dries up and remains only in the form of an underground stem.
When the next monsoon begins, the rhizome sprouts again and the plant starts appearing on the ground.
Medicinal Importance of Wild Ginger:
• It helps to thin the blood and improve blood circulation in the body.
• When the ‘Vata’ dosha increases in the body, wild ginger helps to reduce and balance it.
• Increase in body fat leads to arterial stiffness i.e. obesity.
In modern terms, this is known as increased cholesterol.
Wild ginger helps to reduce this increased bad fat (bad cholesterol).
• It improves hair health.
• It helps diabetic patients by controlling sugar levels and regulating the insulin mechanism.
• It strengthens the heart, improves the function of the liver and lungs, and is useful for correcting kidney disorders.
• Wild ginger is useful for reducing thyroid-related problems.
• It is used for weight reduction and to keep pitta disorders under control.
• It destroys Kapha and Vata, increases strength, and also works as an aphrodisiac.
• In case of asthma or chest congestion —
Black pepper + Adulsa leaves + powder of wild ginger root
Taken together, helps remove phlegm and provides relief in asthma.
• In cold or cough —
Juice of wild ginger leaves,
rhizome juice or root juice
mixed with honey reduces cold symptoms.
• In arthritis —
Juice of wild ginger + juice of onion
taken together gives relief.
• It improves mental health and helps to reduce stress.
• Wild ginger with red flowers, known as Peva, is extremely beneficial.
Wild ginger / Peva Ayurvedic information
Jangali adrak/ peva ayurvedic medicine information in English
How to Use Wild Ginger?
• Powder of wild ginger leaves or the root-bearing stem can be used in tea.
Drinking plain tea (without milk) made with it is extremely beneficial.
• Wild ginger is used in various Ayurvedic medicines.
• Its juice can be extracted and taken along with honey.
It can also be used while making various herbal decoctions.
• Note:
Although this ginger has no side effects,
still, using it in limited quantity and just like the household ginger is beneficial.
These are the Ayurvedic details of Wild Ginger / Peva
Jangali adrak / peva Ayurvedic medicine information in English
कोणत्याही टिप्पण्या नाहीत:
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ही कोणतीही सरकारी वेबसाईट नसून प्रायव्हेट आहे. तुम्ही सरकारी वेबसाईट पाहून खात्री करून घेऊ शकता.