Family: Zingiberaceae
Description:
- Native to Sri Lanka, India and Australia
- Evergreen and easy growing
- Can grow in any region of Sri Lanka
- Grown as an ornamental plant/ herbal plant
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Ayurvedic use:
Used in treatments for,
- Rheumatism
- Pain
- Anorexia
- Hoarseness of voice
- Catarrh
- Excessive sweating
Parts used in treatments: Rhizomes
Related medicinal uses:
- "Kapha nashaka"
- Aphrodisiac
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