ഓരിലതാമര പുഷ്പം (Orilatamara pushpam)

पदमचारिणि पुष्प 

 ഓരിലതാമര പുഷ്പം

(Orilatamara pushpam)

We are extremely happy to see emerging of beautiful flowers of an important medicinal terrestrial orchid Padmacharini that planted on Ashtamgam ayurveda Vidyapeedham oushadha vana as an Ex situ conservation.

Habitat: Nervilia aragoana is usually found in forest floors of mid-elevation forests which receive good amount rain fall. It is observed that the place where its found has good amount of leaf litter and shades. 

Flowering usually starts to emerge at the end of the summer . First few rains of this April triggered the flowering .The leafs emerging after the flowering. This plant goes dormant for the rest of the approximate 9 month's period, so it is hard to find .

One of the source of Padmacharini

Nervilia aragoana

 Orchidaceae 

on photos the recent emerged flowers of 2022 year ..

 It is one of the ingredients of Vatsyamanthakagritha

Kerala traditional Ayurvedic books used this for various urinary disorders and Eye problems 

#Mootrakrichra : Padmacharini with water or with Tandulodaka and Kadakabeeja bhasma (Yogamritam) 

#Mootratisara : Padmacharini peya (Yogamritam) 

#Mootrashmari : Kandha with Dadhimastu (Chikithsakawthukam) 

#Netrarogas :Dhara of tubers mix with sthanya (Yogamritam, Arogyaraksha kalpadruma)

By Dr.Ajayan Sir