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[[File:800px-Hedychium coronarium2.jpg|thumb|leftright|''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}} ==Chemical Composition==Three new labdane-type diterpenes 1-3, named coronarins G-I as well as seven known 4-10, coronarin D, coronarin D methyl ether, hedyforrestin C, (E)-nerolidol, β-sitosterol, daucosterol, and stigmasterol were isolated<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Suruli Sugandhi|ml=Elipoochedihankitam, Chantikantam|sa=|ta=Chankitam, Chantikantam|te=Kichchiligadda|hi=Dolan champa|en=Butterfly Ginger Lily}} ==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 arranged in 2 neat ranks that run the length of the stem}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|6-12 in long|White|5|Flowers are like Showy, Fragrant}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|By clump}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Very rarely froms seeds. Rhizome division is the best method. 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 banks of river}}. ==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">[Categoryhttp:Herbs]//www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Butterfly%20Ginger%20Lily.html Flowers of india Leaves]</ref>
