Hedychium coronarium

Hedychium coronarium
Family:Hedychium coronarium; Antirheumatic; Aromatic; Carminative; Febrifuge; Stomachic; Tonic.
Common name:Butterfly ginger
The seed is aromatic carminative and stomachic. The root is antirheumatic excitant and tonic. The ground rhizome is used as a febrifuge. An essential oil from the roots is carminative and has anthelmintic indications. The plant has been used as a remedy for foetid nostril.

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