Synonym : | Eulophia campestris Wall. |
Bangla Name : | Salibmisri, Sungmisre. |
English Name : | - |
Family : | Orchidaceae |
Disease : | Aphrodisiac, astringent, tonic, stomachic, appetizer, alterative, stomatitis, cough and paralytic affection. |
Description : | A tuberous, terestrial herb, tubers irregularly oblong, often lobed. Leaves two, 25-40 cm long, linear, acuminate, plicate, arising from the apex of a slender sheathing pseudostem. Scape 15-30 cm long, raceme laxly many-flowered. Flowers drooping, subsecund, yellowish or green with pink or purple markings, about 2.5 cm across. Capsule 2 cm long, ellipsoid. |
Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong. |
Chemical Constituents : | - |
Uses : | The tuber is aphrodisiac, astringent, tonic, stomachic, appetizer and alterative, useful in stomatitis, purulent cough and paralytic affection. |
Habit : | Herb |