Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann
| Synonym : | Acampe excavata Lindl. Acampe papillosa Lindl. Cymbidium praemorsum (Roxb.) Sw. Gastrochilus praem |
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| Bangla Name : | Mar. |
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| Family : | Orchidaceae |
| Disease : | rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia,,uterine diseases. |
| Description : | An epiphytic herb, stems stout, erect, clustered, bearing many nearly horizontal, coriaceous, curved leaves. Flowers yellow, in leaf-opposed, subcorymbose 4-8 flowered racemes. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong and Sundarban. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Plant contains alkaloid and bitter resin (Chopra et al., 1992). |
| Uses : | Root is tonic, considered specific for rheumatism, sciatica and neuralgia. It is also considered beneficial in secondary syphilis and uterine diseases and is said to possess cooling properties. |
| Habit : | Epiphytic herb |