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Shathi consists of sliced, dried rhizomes of Hedychium spicatum Ham.ex Smith (Fam. Zingiberaceae), a perennial rhizomatous herb, measuring upto 1 m occurs in parts of western and central regions of sub-tropical Himalayas at an altitude of 1500-2000 m, grows abundantly in Kumaon and Punjab.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Goul Kachora, Seenakachora, Kachora
Hindi Kapurkachri
Malayalam Katcholam, Katchooram
Tamil Poolankizangu Kichili Kizongu
Telugu Gandha Kachuralu
Marathi Kapurakachari, Gablakachari
Gujarathi Kapurkachri, Kapurkachali
Punjabi Kachur, Kachoor
Kashmiri Kapoorkachara
Sanskrit Shathi, Gandhamulika
English Spiked ginger lily


References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 132.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA