The intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. It shows considerable size variation among the species, small in humans, and large in amphibians and lower vertebrates. This lobe produces mainly MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES and other peptides from post-translational processing of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC).
Known as Riddhi consists of dried tuber of Habenaria intermedia D.Don (Fam. Orchidaceae); in Ayurveda. Virya (potency): á¢ta. Rasa (taste): Madhura. Karma (actions): Pittahara, Ras¡yana, TridoÀa¿¡maka, V¡tahara, V¤Àya, áukrajanana, Ojovardhaka.
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