Rasayana for Childcare

Shunti/Ginger
Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale Roscoe
(Zingiberaceae)
Sanskrit Names
Shunti, Viswa Bheshaja,
Mahaushadha, Nagara
Local Names
Ginger (English)
Soont (Hindi)
Shunti (Kannada)
Chukku, Inji (Malayalam)
Inji, Sukku (Tamil)
Allam (Telugu)
Part used
Dried Ginger
Availability
Dried ginger can be purchased from grocery shops.
Ginger is a hugely-popular spice incorporated
into the culinary traditions
of India, China and most of Asia. It
belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, to
which interestingly also belong the popular
spices turmeric, galangal and cardamom.
Ginger is also considered to be
quite a treasure chest of medicinal uses!
Both dry and fresh gingers are relied on
to manage respiratory problems like sinus
or throat infection, flatulence, nausea
and indigestion. It is also applied externally
to control inflammations and swellings.
Dry ginger is one of the ingredients
in Ayurveda’s popular ‘trikatu’ one of the
best Ayurvedic formulations to enhance
bio-assimilation of nutrients, is a combination
of Pippali (Piper longum), Maricha
(Piper nigrum) and Shunti (Zingiber officinale).
99