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[[File:Usheera.jpg|alt=Usheera|thumb|'''Usheera (''Vetiveria zizanioides'')''']] | |||
'''Usheera''' (Latin: ''Vetiveria zizanioides'' (L.) Nash, accepted name: ''Chrysopogon zizanioides'' (L.) Roberty; family: Poaceae) is a densely tufted, perennial C4 aromatic grass native to the Indian subcontinent. In [[Ayurveda]], the fragrant, spongy roots of Usheera are revered as an archetype of cooling therapy (''Sheeta Virya''), widely indicated for relieving burning sensations (''Daha nashana''), hyperpyrexia (''Jwarahara''), persistent morbid thirst (''Trishna nigrahana''), and hemorrhagic diathesis (''Raktapitta shamana'').<ref name="API">{{cite book |title=The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India |year=1986 |publisher=Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India |volume=3 |pages=99–100 |edition=Part I}}</ref> | '''Usheera''' (Latin: ''Vetiveria zizanioides'' (L.) Nash, accepted name: ''Chrysopogon zizanioides'' (L.) Roberty; family: Poaceae) is a densely tufted, perennial C4 aromatic grass native to the Indian subcontinent. In [[Ayurveda]], the fragrant, spongy roots of Usheera are revered as an archetype of cooling therapy (''Sheeta Virya''), widely indicated for relieving burning sensations (''Daha nashana''), hyperpyrexia (''Jwarahara''), persistent morbid thirst (''Trishna nigrahana''), and hemorrhagic diathesis (''Raktapitta shamana'').<ref name="API">{{cite book |title=The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India |year=1986 |publisher=Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India |volume=3 |pages=99–100 |edition=Part I}}</ref> | ||
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** ''Sevya'' – Worthy of regular therapeutic consumption and administration during fevers (''Jwara''). | ** ''Sevya'' – Worthy of regular therapeutic consumption and administration during fevers (''Jwara''). | ||
** ''Samagandhik'' – Exhibits a persistent, balanced, and uniform earthy balsamic bouquet. | ** ''Samagandhik'' – Exhibits a persistent, balanced, and uniform earthy balsamic bouquet. | ||
== Ayurvedic Pharmacological Properties == | == Ayurvedic Pharmacological Properties == | ||
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<ref name="Saiyudthong">{{cite journal |last1=Saiyudthong |first1=S. |last2=Marsden |first2=C. A. |year=2015 |title=Acute effects of vetiver essential oil on anxiety-like behavior and c-Fos expression in the central nucleus of the amygdala in rats |journal=Natural Product Communications |volume=10 |issue=6 |pages=1107–1110}}</ref> | <ref name="Saiyudthong">{{cite journal |last1=Saiyudthong |first1=S. |last2=Marsden |first2=C. A. |year=2015 |title=Acute effects of vetiver essential oil on anxiety-like behavior and c-Fos expression in the central nucleus of the amygdala in rats |journal=Natural Product Communications |volume=10 |issue=6 |pages=1107–1110}}</ref> | ||
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== External links == | |||
[https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Chrysopogon%20zizanioides IMPPAT database] | |||