Medicinal properties of East Indian Arrowroot:
Rasa (Taste) - Madhura (Sweet)
Guna (Qualities) - Laghu (Light for digestion),
Snigdha (Slimy in nature)
Vipaka - Madhura (Undergoes sweet taste after
digestion)
Veerya (Potency) - Sheeta (Cold)
Karma (Actions) - Vatapitta shamaka (reduces vitiated vata and pitta dosha)
Part used- Rhizome
Dosage- Powder- 10 to 15 g
Tavaksheera- Curcuma angustifolia is a plant mentioned in Ayurveda for the treatment of cough, dyspnea, general debility, fever and diarrhea.
Latin name- Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.
Family- Zingiberaceae
Sanskrit Synonyms of Tavaksheeri:
Godhuma pistika- The powder of root
resembles wheat powder Tandulodbava- The powder resembles rice powder
Shuba, Kshirika, Tugaksheeri
Hindi name- Tavakhira, Tikhura
English name- Indian arrow root, Narrow leaved
Turmeric
Bengali name- Tikur
Gujarati name - Tavakhara
Kannada name- Kuve gadde
Malayalam name- Koova
Manipuri name- Yaipan
Marathi name- Tavakhira, Tavakila Tamil name- Arutkilangu, Kua
Telugu name- Ararutgaddulu
Deccan Ararutkegadde
North Kanara: Kuvagudde
Persian : Tavashra
