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ऋद्धि ऋद्धि
Dioscorea bulbifera
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: Dioscorea bulbifera
- प्रयोज्य अंग: प्रकन्द
- दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन
- सामान्य मात्रा: Processed tuber powder 3–6 g per day with milk, within a compound.
ऋद्धि के अन्य भाषाओं में नाम
परिचय
Riddhi is one of the Ashtavarga, the eight Himalayan drugs of the classical Rasayana formulations. Genuine Riddhi is now effectively unavailable, and Dioscorea bulbifera — the air potato — is the accepted official substitute given here.
It is a sweet, cooling, nourishing tuber used in wasting and debility, and it appears in Mahamash Tel and Maha Narayan Tel in this catalogue.
वर्गीकरण
Family Dioscoreaceae. The rhizome or aerial tuber is officinal. Rasa: Madhura, Kashaya. Guna: Guru, Snigdha. Virya: Sheeta. Vipaka: Madhura. Doshaghnata: pacifies Vata and Pitta.
उपयोग एवं लाभ
Given in emaciation, weakness and convalescence, and as a Vrishya and Brimhana drug within the classical Rasayana and Vata preparations. Used externally in some formulations for swelling.
Riddhi in the Ashtavarga
One of the eight, contributing the sweet, nourishing character of the classical Rasayana preparations.
A substitute, and labelled as one
True Riddhi is a threatened Himalayan species and is not commercially available. Dioscorea bulbifera is the recognised official substitute, and this page says so rather than implying otherwise.
मात्रा — कितना लें
Processed tuber powder 3–6 g per day with milk, within a compound.
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।
ऋद्धि का वर्णन किन शास्त्रीय ग्रन्थों में मिलता है?
इस संग्रह में ऋद्धि के लिए निम्न ग्रन्थों के सन्दर्भ अंकित हैं: चरक संहिता (Chikitsasthana 1 — Ashtavarga).
चरक संहिता में ऋद्धि के विषय में क्या कहा गया है?
Riddhi named among the eight in the classical Rasayana formulations. सन्दर्भ: चरक संहिता — Chikitsasthana 1 — Ashtavarga.
आयुर्वेद में ऋद्धि किन स्थितियों में प्रयुक्त होता है?
Given in emaciation, weakness and convalescence, and as a Vrishya and Brimhana drug within the classical Rasayana and Vata preparations. Used externally in some formulations for swelling.
ऋद्धि 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.
ऋद्धि को यह दोष-कर्म क्यों दिया गया है?
द्रव्यगुण में दोष-कर्म रस, गुण, वीर्य एवं विपाक से निकलता है। ऋद्धि का वीर्य उष्ण (Hot) है और विपाक कटु (Pungent) — इसी से इसका कर्म बनता है: कफ और वात का शमन.
ऋद्धि का कौन-सा अंग औषधि रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है?
प्रयोज्य अंग: प्रकन्द.
ऋद्धि की शास्त्रोक्त मात्रा कितनी है?
Processed tuber powder 3–6 g per day with milk, within a compound. मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति एवं अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से पुष्टि अवश्य करें।
ऋद्धि का प्रयोग कब वर्जित है?
Raw Dioscorea bulbifera tubers are toxic — they contain bitter diosbulbin compounds that cause vomiting and can damage the liver, and wild air potato has caused poisoning. Only properly processed material is used. Prolonged high intake has been associated with liver injury. Not for self-medication with raw tubers, and not advised in pregnancy or liver disease.
ऋद्धि कहाँ पाया जाता है?
Dioscorea bulbifera is a climber widespread across India, producing aerial tubers in the leaf axils. True Riddhi is a high-Himalayan species now rarely found.
शास्त्रीय सन्दर्भ
- Charaka Samhita — Chikitsasthana 1 — Ashtavarga
Riddhi named among the eight in the classical Rasayana formulations. - Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Official substitutes for Ashtavarga
Dioscorea species accepted where the classical drug is unavailable.
सुरक्षा एवं सावधानियाँ
Raw Dioscorea bulbifera tubers are toxic — they contain bitter diosbulbin compounds that cause vomiting and can damage the liver, and wild air potato has caused poisoning. Only properly processed material is used. Prolonged high intake has been associated with liver injury. Not for self-medication with raw tubers, and not advised in pregnancy or liver disease.
प्राप्ति स्थान
Dioscorea bulbifera is a climber widespread across India, producing aerial tubers in the leaf axils. True Riddhi is a high-Himalayan species now rarely found.
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
Is this genuine Riddhi?
No. Genuine Riddhi is a threatened Himalayan plant that is effectively unavailable commercially. This is Dioscorea bulbifera, the recognised official substitute, and we label it as such.
Are air potatoes safe to eat?
Wild ones are not. Raw Dioscorea bulbifera contains bitter toxic compounds and has caused poisoning. Only properly processed material is used medicinally.
