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कचूर कचूर
Curcuma zedoaria
प्रयोज्य अंग: प्रकन्द
| रस | तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent) |
|---|---|
| गुण | लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry) |
| वीर्य | उष्ण (Hot) |
| विपाक | कटु (Pungent) |
| दोष-कर्म | कफ और वात का शमन |
| प्रभाव | Classical systemic action |
सार-संक्षेप
- वानस्पतिक नाम: Curcuma zedoaria
- प्रयोज्य अंग: प्रकन्द
- दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन
- सामान्य मात्रा: Rhizome powder 1–3 g per day in divided doses, with honey or warm water.
कचूर के अन्य भाषाओं में नाम
परिचय
Kachoor (Curcuma zedoaria), known in Sanskrit as Shati, is a rhizome of the ginger family with a camphor-like aroma quite unlike its relative turmeric. The cut rhizome is pale, faintly bitter and strongly fragrant.
Classical Ayurveda values it chiefly as a respiratory and digestive drug. It appears in the Shwasahara and Kasahara groups for cough and breathlessness, and in aromatic compounds for a sluggish appetite and a coated tongue.
वर्गीकरण
Family Zingiberaceae. The dried rhizome is the officinal part. Rasa: Katu and Tikta. Guna: Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna. Virya: Ushna. Vipaka: Katu. Doshaghnata: pacifies Kapha and Vata.
उपयोग एवं लाभ
Given for cough, breathlessness, hoarseness and the loss of appetite that accompanies a lingering cold. Its aromatic bitterness makes it a Deepana and Mukhashodhana drug — it clears a coated tongue and stale mouth. Externally the paste is applied to bruises and sprains for its Shothahara action.
Kachoor for cough and congestion
The warm, aromatic rhizome loosens Kapha in the chest and throat. It is a component of several classical cough formulations and is traditionally given with honey where the cough is loose and productive.
Kachoor for appetite and the mouth
As a Deepana and Mukhashodhana drug it is chewed or taken as powder to clear the tongue, freshen the mouth and restore appetite after illness.
मात्रा — कितना लें
Rhizome powder 1–3 g per day in divided doses, with honey or warm water. In cough it is commonly given with honey; in digestive complaints with warm water before food.
मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति और अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से परामर्श अवश्य लें।
पारम्परिक प्रयोग — शास्त्रों के आधार पर प्रश्नोत्तर
उत्तर इस द्रव्य के लिए अंकित सन्दर्भों तथा गुण-कर्म से लिए गए हैं। कोई ऐसा अध्याय-श्लोक सन्दर्भ नहीं दिया गया जो अभिलेख में न हो।
कचूर का वर्णन किन शास्त्रीय ग्रन्थों में मिलता है?
इस संग्रह में कचूर के लिए निम्न ग्रन्थों के सन्दर्भ अंकित हैं: चरक संहिता (Sutrasthana 4 — Shwasahara and Kasahara groups); भावप्रकाश निघण्टु (Haritakyadi Varga — Shati).
चरक संहिता में कचूर के विषय में क्या कहा गया है?
Listed among drugs relieving breathlessness and cough. सन्दर्भ: चरक संहिता — Sutrasthana 4 — Shwasahara and Kasahara groups.
भावप्रकाश निघण्टु में कचूर के विषय में क्या कहा गया है?
Katu-tikta rasa, ushna virya; indicated in kasa and shwasa. सन्दर्भ: भावप्रकाश निघण्टु — Haritakyadi Varga — Shati.
आयुर्वेद में कचूर किन स्थितियों में प्रयुक्त होता है?
Given for cough, breathlessness, hoarseness and the loss of appetite that accompanies a lingering cold. Its aromatic bitterness makes it a Deepana and Mukhashodhana drug — it clears a coated tongue and stale mouth. Externally the paste is applied to bruises and sprains for its Shothahara action.
कचूर के आयुर्वेदीय गुण-कर्म क्या हैं?
रस तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent), गुण लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry), वीर्य उष्ण (Hot), विपाक कटु (Pungent). दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन. प्रभाव: Classical systemic action.
कचूर को यह दोष-कर्म क्यों दिया गया है?
द्रव्यगुण में दोष-कर्म रस, गुण, वीर्य एवं विपाक से निकलता है। कचूर का वीर्य उष्ण (Hot) है और विपाक कटु (Pungent) — इसी से इसका कर्म बनता है: कफ और वात का शमन.
कचूर का कौन-सा अंग औषधि रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है?
प्रयोज्य अंग: प्रकन्द.
कचूर की शास्त्रोक्त मात्रा कितनी है?
Rhizome powder 1–3 g per day in divided doses, with honey or warm water. In cough it is commonly given with honey; in digestive complaints with warm water before food. मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति एवं अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से पुष्टि अवश्य करें।
कचूर का प्रयोग कब वर्जित है?
Heating and drying; excess can aggravate Pitta and cause burning or hyperacidity. Avoid in active peptic ulcer. Not advised in pregnancy. Note that Kachoor (Curcuma zedoaria) and Shati of some texts (Hedychium spicatum) are treated as distinct drugs on this site — check which your prescription intends.
कचूर कहाँ पाया जाता है?
Native to north-east India and Indonesia, cultivated in West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and the Western Ghats. Prefers warm, humid ground with good drainage; rhizomes are lifted in the dry season.
शास्त्रीय सन्दर्भ
- Bhavaprakasha Nighantu — Haritakyadi Varga — Shati
Katu-tikta rasa, ushna virya; indicated in kasa and shwasa. - Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 4 — Shwasahara and Kasahara groups
Listed among drugs relieving breathlessness and cough.
सुरक्षा एवं सावधानियाँ
Heating and drying; excess can aggravate Pitta and cause burning or hyperacidity. Avoid in active peptic ulcer. Not advised in pregnancy. Note that Kachoor (Curcuma zedoaria) and Shati of some texts (Hedychium spicatum) are treated as distinct drugs on this site — check which your prescription intends.
प्राप्ति स्थान
Native to north-east India and Indonesia, cultivated in West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and the Western Ghats. Prefers warm, humid ground with good drainage; rhizomes are lifted in the dry season.
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
Is Kachoor the same as turmeric?
No. Both are Curcuma species, but Kachoor is Curcuma zedoaria — paler, more camphorous and used mainly for the chest and appetite, where turmeric (Haridra, Curcuma longa) is used for the blood and skin.
How is Kachoor usually taken for a cough?
As a fine powder with honey, or as part of a compound formulation. Honey is the traditional vehicle because it carries the drug to the chest and suits a productive cough.
