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A medicine chest
A plant, called Chitrarattai in Tamil, is one of the many native plants of our subcontinent that virtually holds a medicine chest in it. In this case, it is the plant’s pungent root tissues which store medicinal power. Used in herbal formulations to treat many conditions like cold, cough, and even stomach complaints and indigestion, this plant, commonly known as the ‘smaller galangal’ is a valuable ingredient of both Siddha and Ayurvedic medicine.
You can harvest the plant’s roots, sun-dry it and store it for future use. Traditional medicinal practices advocate drinking an extract prepared by boiling in water two to four grams of the dried and powdered roots to cure cold and cough. The dried form of Chitrarattai roots is also available in stores selling country medicine.
Initially, you might obtain baby Chitrarattai plants with their roots intact from nurseries. The plant tends to spread around, so propagation is effectively easy. Once in six months, leave untouched one healthy plant and dig out the remaining plants carefully so that their roots are intact.
HEMA VIJAY
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