ऋद्धि
A RASAYANA DRAVYA...अष्टवर्गा Oushadha
ऋद्धि...one which increase , growth , prosperity
The Morphology description in Rajanighantu as follows
कन्दो लताजातः... Ground lying herb arising from tubers
कन्दौ द्वौ ... Tubers are two in number
श्वेतरोमान्वितः ...covered with white thin roots
सरन्ध्रकः ...A porous long Peduncle
कोशयामले ... Fruits shape like a knot
तूलग्रन्थिसमा ...Matured fruits split open and seeds dispersed like cotton
All features are suited to one of the terrestrial orchid
Habenaria longicorniculata
Orchidaceae
Devasudha in local languages
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मधुरा सुस्निग्धा तिक्तशीतला
Sweet bitter taste, snigdha Guna sheeta veerya
रुचिमेधाकरी श्लेष्मकुष्ठकृमिहरा परा
Useful in maintaining Appetite , memory
Helps to cure Kapha ,Kushta and krimi
Kushtagna is an important karma mentioned in Nighantus, This still practiced by Traditional vaydyas for Shwitra Kushta as applying on the white patches with Haridra....
Photo from Kudajatri,Kollur with Dr Sushruth Kodavoor , DrJithesh Chandran ,Dr Sajith Kumar
