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Zerumbet
Mahabhari Vacha (Ayurveda)
Zarambad, Narkachoor (Unani)
Zarambad, Narkachoor (Unani)
Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800
Botanical name:
Zingiber zerumbet (syn. Z. spurium, Amomum zerumbet, A. spurium, A. sylvestre)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, Aromatic
Zingiber zerumbet (syn. Z. spurium, Amomum zerumbet, A. spurium, A. sylvestre)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, Aromatic
Uses:
1. Warms the Lungs, Clears Cold Phlegm:
-Cold-type Cough, Asthma
2. Warms the Stomach, Moves the Qi:
-indigestion, cold type abdominal pain
3. Strengthens the Heart, Moves the Blood, Regulates Qi:
-Heart weakness; Palpitations
-Hemiplegia
-Exhilarant; promotes Happiness; for Sadness, Melancholy
4. Moves the Blood, Resolves Masses:
–recently shown to have a wide-ranging effect against various Cancers
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Substitutes::
1. Doronicum and Zerumbet have been substituted for one another.
2. Zedoary and Zerumbet were often confused, and are very similar.
3. Galangal (Alpinia) is used synonymously with Zerumbet in parts of India
4. Ginger (Waring)
5. Zerumbet is used as a substitute for Delphinium denudatum in Unani.
Powder: 1–3 grams
Substitutes::
1. Doronicum and Zerumbet have been substituted for one another.
2. Zedoary and Zerumbet were often confused, and are very similar.
3. Galangal (Alpinia) is used synonymously with Zerumbet in parts of India
4. Ginger (Waring)
5. Zerumbet is used as a substitute for Delphinium denudatum in Unani.
Main Combinations:
In Unani medicine, Zerumbet is often combined with Doronicum. Together they warm and strengthen the Heart and Stomach.
1. Palpitations, Shortness of Breath, diseases of Black Bile:
i. Zerumbet, Doronicum, Pearl, Amber, Coral, Red Behen, White Behen, Silkworm Cocoons, Spikenard, Long Pepper, Musk (Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913)
ii. Zerumbet, Doronicum, Licorice juice, Cassia, Costus, Long Pepper, Storax, Saffron, Musk, Pearl, Myrrh (Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913)
iii. Zerumbet, Doronicum, Euphorbium, Coral, Pearl, Pyrethrum, Clove, Mandrake seed, Saffron, Camphor (Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913)
2. Heart Pain, Zerumbet, Doronicum, Musk, Camphor, Pearl, Amber, Coral, Gold, Silver, Cinnamon, Costus (Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913)
3. Strengthen the Heart, Zerumbet, Cinnamon, Galangal, Saffron.
4. Diseases of the Heart, Zerumbet, Doronicum, Pearl, Coral, Tabasheer, Silkworm Cocoon, Clove, Castoreum, made into an Electuary with Honey. (Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913)
5. Palpitations with Fear, Zerumbet, Doronicum, Ox Tongue, take 3 times per month with water and wine. (Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913)
6. Palpitations, Epilepsy, Hemiplegia, Zerumbet with Doronicum, Pearl, Amber, Coral. (Unani)
7. To promote Happiness and relieve Melancholy, Zerumbet with Borage, Balm, Basil seed, Cinnamon, Amber, Coral, Saffron. (Dispensatory of Ibn at Timid)
8. Stomach cold and weakness, Zerumbet with Cardamon, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cyperus rotundus.
Cautions:
None noted
Toxicity:
Non-Toxic.
–Acute and 28-Day Subchronic Oral Toxicity of an Ethanol Extract of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith in Rodents.
–Absence of Genotoxic and Mutagenic Effects of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith (Zingiberaceae) Extract.
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Toxicity:
Non-Toxic.
–Acute and 28-Day Subchronic Oral Toxicity of an Ethanol Extract of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith in Rodents.
–Absence of Genotoxic and Mutagenic Effects of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith (Zingiberaceae) Extract.
Main Preparations used:
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