वृद्धि भेद
(one of the Vrdhi source )
വൃദ്ധി
The plant has following features ....
र्वृद्धिश्च कन्दौ द्वौ..A plant with two tubers
कन्दो लताजातः ..A small herb with tubers
तूलग्रन्थिसमा ... A heavy tuber having Cyst like shape
वृद्धिस्तु दक्षिणावर्तफला ..Flowers and fruits towards one direction
Habenaria foliosa
Terrestrial endemic orchid
( Habenaria foliosa ,Habenaria gibsonii , Habenaria digitata Lindl. var. gibsonii )
Endemic to Western ghats
Tubers are cool ,sweet useful in fertility, bulk promoting, cough ,Shayakasa, shatakasa ,Vrshya
वृद्धिर्गर्भप्रदा शीता बृंहणी मधुरा स्मृता |
वृष्या पित्तास्रशमनी क्षतकासक्षयापहा ||
(Bhavaprakash)
This beautiful plant found two years back on Nandanavanam ,Shoranur, near Vishnu Ayurveda college , we planted this in Ashtamgam oushadha udyanam and this year we're blessed to see flowers..
By Dr.Ajayan Sir
