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Hedychium coronarium - Butterfly ginger lily

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[[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}}
'''Hedychium coronarium''' is the National Flower of Cuba==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Young buds}}, where it is known as mariposa (literally "butterfly") 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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, 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 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.{{Parts Used|Roots}}
== Uses 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"/>
*An essential oil from the roots is carminative and has anthelmintic indications<ref name="uses"/>=Common names==*A decoction of the basal part of the stem is gargled in the treatment of tonsillitis{{Common names|kn=Suruli Sugandhi|ml=Elipoochedihankitam, orChantikantam|sa=|ta=Chankitam, alternatively, a part of the stem may be chewed.The chewed stem is applied to infected nostrils*An infusion of the leaves is used to treat abdominal complaints. Combined with the leaves of Lantana camara, it is used as a febrifuge.*The boiled leaves are applied to stiff and sore joints.Chantikantam|te=Kichchiligadda|hi=Dolan champa|en=Butterfly Ginger Lily}}
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
* '''English''' - Butterfly Ginger Lily===Rasa===* '''Kannada''' - ಸುರುಳಿ ಸುಗಂಧಿ Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)* '''Hindi''' - दोलन चम्पा===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="useschemical 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> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hedychium+coronarium Hedychium coronariumCultivation Details]</ref>
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== External Links == *[http://tropicalwww.thefernsmissouribotanicalgarden.infoorg/PlantFinder/viewtropicalPlantFinderDetails.phpaspx?idkempercode=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 Useful tropical plantson keys lucidcentral.org]*[https://enkeyserver.wikipedialucidcentral.org/wikiweeds/data/media/Hedychium_coronarium Html/hedychium_coronarium.htm Hedychium coronarium-Wikipediaon biosecurity queensland edition]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Zingiberaceae]]
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