Amra Haridra — Mango Ginger

Ayurvedic herb Amra Haridra (Curcuma amada) — Mango Ginger. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Madhura. Balances Pitta, Kapha.

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Mango Ginger (Curcuma amada) looks like ginger but smells like raw mango. It is a carminative and appetizer.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaTiktaTikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaLaghuLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — post-digestive sweet, nourishing
PrabhavaDeepana, PachanaDeepana — kindles digestive fire without digesting ama; Pachana — digests ama and toxins

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Amra Haridra is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Amragandhi Haridra, Karpura, Surabhila

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Amra Haridra are: kanda.

Main Indications

Amra Haridra is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Agnimandya, Aruchi, Kandu, Shotha, Kasa.

Dosha Effects

Amra Haridra pacifies Pitta, Kapha.

It may aggravate Vata when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Amra Haridra is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Madhura, Tikta
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Sara
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Pittahara, Kaphahara, Vrṣya, Ruciprada, Dipana
Dose2- 4 g
Therapeutic Uses: Kaḍtū, Vraḍa, K¡sa, śv¡sa, Hikk¡, Jvara, Abhigh¡taja śotha,
Important Formulations: Asthisandh¡naka Lepa
Botanical Name: Curcuma amada Roxb. (Zingiberaceae)
Part Used: Rz

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeAcne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAnti-infective agentsMESH:D000890,UMLS:C0003204, ICD-11:XM4TV0ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAntinematodal agentsMESH:D000969,UMLS:C0003391, ICD-11:XM16G5ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeCentral nervous system depressantsMESH:D002492,UMLS:C0007681, ICD-11:XM6QP4ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeCentral nervous system diseasesMESH:D002493,UMLS:C0007682, DOID:331ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeCholesterolMESH:D002784,UMLS:C0008377, ICD-11:5C80.00Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rhizomeContusionsMESH:D003288,UMLS:C0009938, ICD-11:ND56.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362133, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rhizomeDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeFractures, boneMESH:D050723,UMLS:C0016658, ICD-11:ND56.2ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeGastrointestinal agentsMESH:D005765,UMLS:C0017173ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeHiccupMESH:D006606,UMLS:C0019521, ICD-11:MD11.6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeHypolipidemic agentsMESH:D000960,UMLS:C0086440ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeHypothermiaMESH:D007035,UMLS:C0020672, ICD-11:NF02ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeInfectionMESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeMenstrual cycleMESH:D008597,UMLS:C0025329ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeOrchitisMESH:D009920,UMLS:C0029191, DOID:2518, ICD-11:GB02.YISBN:9770972795006
rhizomePainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9770972795006
rhizomePruritusMESH:D011537,UMLS:C0033774, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rhizomeSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rhizomeSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006
rhizomeVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rhizomeCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9788172361266
rootAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rootAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rootDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rootDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rootExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
rootFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rootGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rootPrurigoMESH:D011536,UMLS:C0033771, ICD-11:EC91Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
rootCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
tuberAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
AnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788173717031
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788173717031
AntipruriticsMESH:D000982,UMLS:C0003417, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9788173717031
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717031
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9780387706375
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717031
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788173717031
ContusionsMESH:D003288,UMLS:C0009938, ICD-11:ND56.0ISBN:9770972795006
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788173717031
Digestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788173717031
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788173717031
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717031
EaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9788173717031
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717031
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788173717031
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
GoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9788173717031
HalitosisMESH:D006209,UMLS:C0018520, ICD-11:MD94ISBN:9788173717031
HiccupMESH:D006606,UMLS:C0019521, ICD-11:MD11.6ISBN:9788173717031
InfectionMESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0ZISBN:9788173717031
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717031
LaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788173717031
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Sprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9788173717031
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788173717031
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788173717031
Wound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9788173717031
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9788173717031