Zingiber MONTANUM (Koenig) Dietrich.
| Synonym : | Amomum montanum J.Koenig Cassumunar roxburghii Colla Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. Zingiber purpureu |
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| Bangla Name : | Bonada, Moorada. ,Playu, Palay (Marma, Tonchonga), Gassang (Tripura). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Zingiberaceae |
| Disease : | Diarrhoea,colic,cough,headache,amenorrhoea,pain. |
| Description : | A rhizomatous herb, with rather stout, leafy stem, up to 2 m high. Rhizome yellow inside, strongly aromatic. Leaves lanceolate, 30-45 cm long, sessile, pubescent or pubescent along midrib only on the lower surface. Ligule 1 mm or less. Scape radical, spikes purplish brown, 7-15 cm long, ovate to oblong on 15-30 cm long peduncle. Corolla pale yellow, tube about 2.5 cm long. Labellum 3-lobed, pale yellow, mid-lobe suborbicular, bifid. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Moulvi Bazar, Tangail, North Bengal. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizome contains 75.74% starch and 1.84% essential oil. Main component of the oil is terpinen-4-ol (45.44%) (Yusuf, 1999). |
| Uses : | It has a similar reputation to the official ginger, used as a carminative and stimulant in diarrhoea and colic. Tribal people of Chittagong Hill Tracts prescribe juice or paste of the rhizome in flatulance. It is also given for cough and headache. In Rajs |
| Habit : | Herb |