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Properties of malayavach - Alpinia galanga Willd., Alpinia calcar..

malayavach :

malayavach  : Alpinia galanga Willd., Alpinia calcarata  Rasa: Katu
Guna: Laghu Ruksha Teeskhsna
Veerya: Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
Karma: Vathakaphahara

Galangal was known to the ancient Indians, and has been in the West since the Middle ages. Its stimulant and tonic properties are recognized by the Arabs who ginger up their horses with it, and by the Tartars, who take it in tea. In the East, it is taken powdered as a snuff, and is used in perfumery.

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