[[File:800px-Hedychium coronarium2.jpg|thumb|right|''suruli sugandhi'', ''Hedychium coronarium'']]
'''Hedychium coronarium''' is the National Flower of Cuba. The plant has become wild in the cool rainy mountains in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Rio Province in the west, Escambray Mountains in the center of the island, and in Sierra Maestra in the very west of it.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Febrifuge}}, {{Uses|Chest pain}}, {{Uses|Tonsillitis}}, {{Uses|Infected nostrils}}, {{Uses|Abdominal complaint}}, {{Uses|Stiff joints}}, {{Uses|Pain in arms}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Young buds}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}
'''Hedychium coronarium''' is the National Flower of Cuba==Chemical Composition==Three new labdane-type diterpenes 1-3, where it is named coronarins G-I as well as seven known as mariposa 4-10, coronarin D, coronarin D methyl ether, hedyforrestin C, (literally "butterfly"E) due to its shape. Women used to adorn themselves with these fragrant flowers in Spanish colonial times; because of the intricate structure of the inflorescence-nerolidol, women hid and carried secret messages important to the independence cause under it.[1] The plant has become wild in the cool rainy mountains in Sierra del Rosarioβ-sitosterol, Pinar del Rio Province in the west, Escambray Mountains in the center of the islanddaucosterol, and in Sierra Maestra in the very west of it.stigmasterol were isolated<ref name="chemical composition"/>
'''USES'''==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Suruli Sugandhi|ml=Elipoochedihankitam, Chantikantam|sa=|ta=Chankitam, Chantikantam|te=Kichchiligadda|hi=Dolan champa|en=Butterfly Ginger Lily}}
#An essential oil from the roots is carminative ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Perennial herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Sharp-pointed|Lance-shaped|8-24 in long and 2-5 in wide and has anthelmintic indications#A decoction of arranged in 2 neat ranks that run the basal part length of the stem is gargled }}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|6-12 in the treatment of tonsillitislong|White|5|Flowers are like Showy, orFragrant}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Clearly grooved lengthwise, alternatively, a part Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the stem may be chewed.The chewed stem herb is applied used== ==Where to infected nostrilsget the saplings==#An infusion ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|By clump}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Very rarely froms seeds. Rhizome division is the leaves is used to treat abdominal complaintsbest method. Combined Dig up the clump and divide it with a sharp spade or knife, making sure that each division has a growing shoot. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist places along streams}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest edges}}, {{Commonly seen|Along the leaves banks of Lantana camara, it is used as a febrifugeriver}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">008 ginger white.jpg|Flower03821jfPasong Tamo Creek Linear Park Quezon Cityfvf 01.jpg|BudsBaakWuDipFaa.jpg|At fieldFlower of Hedychium coronarium.jpeg|Flower</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22071304 Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Butterfly%20Ginger%20Lily.html Flowers of india Leaves]</ref> #The boiled leaves are applied <ref name="How to stiff and sore jointsplant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hedychium+coronarium Cultivation Details]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a521 Hedychium coronarium on missouribotanicalgarden]* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/26678 Hedychium coronarium on cabi.org]* [https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Hedychium_coronarium__(White_Ginger).htm Hedychium coronarium on keys lucidcentral.org]* [https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/hedychium_coronarium.htm Hedychium coronarium on biosecurity queensland edition]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Zingiberaceae]]
