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FORMULATIONS AND PREPARATIONS
Avaleha and Paka – Ardraka khanda avaleha.
Churna – Ashvagandhadi churna.
Rasayoga – Sutasekhar rasa, Balarka rasa (Anonymous, 1978, 2000).
TRADE AND COMMERCE
Retail market price Rs. 130 per kg. for the year 2006.
SUBSTITUTES AND ADULTERANTS
Hedychium spicatum Ham. ex Smith is used as substitute (Garg, 1992; B.N.,
1982; Singh and Chunekar, 1972).
PROPAGATION AND CULTIVATION
An ornamental plant, propagated by tubers and rhizome pieces bearing buds
on the onset of monsoon in shady and well-irrigated conditions. Crop is
cultivated during October-April and matures within 8-9 months. Crop
rotation of two years facilitates the rhizome development (Anonymous,
1950).
Tissue culture of C. zedoaria was done using rhizome sprout cultures.
Cultures were initiated on MS medium supplemented with 20% (v/v) coconut
water and different auxins and cytokinins. MS medium supplemented with 3
mg/L BA was reported to be most effective for shoot induction i.e. 3 shoots
per culture was obtained on an average of 30 days of culture. Combination of
3 mg/L BA and 0.5 mg/L IBA, developed maximum number of shoots.
Also, 3 mg/L BA alone or in combination with 0.5 mg/L IBA produced
multiple shoots. NAA (2 mg/L) induced 18.5+ 4.8 adventitious roots of 5.1
mm in length within 4 weeks of culture. Medium with 1 g/l AC when used
lead to adventitious root formation (Loc et al., 2005).
REFERENCE
Agarwal VS (1997), Drug Plants of India, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. vol. I. p. 112,
137, 308.
Anonymous (1950), The Wealth of India, Raw Materials, Publications and Information
Directorate, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, vol. II. p. 405-406.
Ayer KN; Kolammal M (1964), Pharmacognosy of Ayurvedic Drugs Kerala, Ayurveda
Research Institute, Poojapura, Thiruvanthapuram, series. 1. No. 8. p. 97-102.
Anonymous (1978), The Ayurvedic Formulary of India, Min. of Health And Family
Welfare, Dept. of ISM and H., Govt. of India, 1 st edition. Part – I.
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