Ridhi Vridhi Powder - Habenaria Intermedia

Ridhi Vridhi Seeds/Thumma Seed:

Ridhi Vridhi Seeds is a tuberous rooted, monopodium terrestrial orchid found at an elevation of 1500-2800 meter in Western Himalaya. Stem is terete, 25-50 cm long, bears four to many leaves; leaves are rounded at the base, long and acuminate.

Thumma Seeds is significant constituent of Ayurvedic pharmacy. The compound formulation and its ingredients alone have various medicinal effects. Based on the properties described in ancient texts, Ridhi Vridhi Seeds seems to have antioxidant and anti ageing effects. Before pharmacological investigations can be further initiated it is important to conduct botanical and phytochemical investigations.

Thumma Seed is a very beautiful orchid found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Nepal, at altitudes between 1500-2500 m. Plant is 30-50 cm tall, with oblong, stalk less tuberous. Stem is evenly leafy. Leaves are 3-5, ovate-oblong, acuminate, up to 8×4 cm, sheathing. Large flowers are borne in clusters of 1-4. Bracts are leaf like. Flowers are large, green and white. Sepals are green, the dorsal ovate-lanceolate, recurved, 20-24 x 9-10 mm, lateral-sepals falcate lance shaped, spreading, 23-28 x 6-7 mm. Ridhi Vridhi Seeds.

Petals are white, crescent-shaped, recurved and adherent to dorsal sepal, minutely ciliolate on margins. Labellum pale or yellowish-green, 3-lobed from an undivided, white, up to 10 mm long base, mid-lobe linear-acuminate, straight or slightly turned upwards, 20-30 x 2.5 mm; side lobes 25-30 mm long, somewhat diverging with c. 10, partly divided, fine, up to 20 mm long fringes on the outer margin. Spur green, 6 cm long, ± flexuous, somewhat widened towards apex and base. Not so rare, but one of the biggest flower in Habaneras. It is used in Ayurvedic medicine.

Ridhi Vridhi Seeds Benefits:

Ridhi Vridhi Seeds is one of a group of eight plants, known collectively as ‘Astavarga’ in India, whose underground parts are seen in Ayurveda as general tonics that can strengthen the vital force in the body, improve cell regeneration capacity and boost the immune system. They can each be used on their own, and they are also used in the preparation of different types of rejuvenating tonics in traditional Ayurvedic medicine. One of the most important of these is ‘Chyavanprash’, a polyherbal formulation comprising more than 50 different plant ingredients, which is widely used in India as a general tonic, energy booster, immune system strengthener and aphrodisiac. Ridhi Vridhi Seeds