Etlingera LINGUIFORMIS (Roxb.) R.M. Smith
| Synonym : | Alpinia linguiformis Roxb. Amomum linguiforme (Roxb.) Baker Cardamomum linguiforme (Roxb.) Kuntze Elettaria linguiformis (Roxb.) Schult. Hornstedtia linguiformis (Roxb.) K.Schum. |
|---|---|
| Bangla Name : | Tera (Chittagong),Kom Hing (Murong). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Zingiberaceae |
| Disease : | Sore throat. |
| Description : | A tall, leafy, perennial herb, up to 2 m high, with stout, copiously stoloniferous aromatic rhizome. Leaves 30-45 cm long, oblong, lanceolate, glabrous. Spikes about 8 cm long, red, oblong, narrowed at both ends, few-flowered, submerged mostly in the soil. Lip of the flower 5 cm long, oblong, bright red and yellow, deflexed, folded below the middle. |
| Distribution : | Hill forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Moulvi Bazar. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fresh leaves contain 0.15% essential oil, composed of about 39 compoments, majors are eucalyptol (39.69%), ?-pinene (13.34%), ?-pinene (7.80%), linalool (7.39%), ?-elemene, ?- selinene, ?-terpinyl acetate, ?-phellandrene and juniper camphor. Fresh rhizome |
| Uses : | Pieces of rhizomes are chewed with betel leaf to cure sore throat in Hathazari area of Chittagong. |
| Habit : | Herb |