| Synonym : | A. allughas (Retz.) Rosc.
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| Bangla Name : | Jangli Ada, Tara (Chittagong). ,Tara (Tanchangya), Kom Hing (Murong). |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Zingiberaceae |
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| Disease : | Aphrodisiac, tonic, diuretic, expectorant, carminative, stomachic,headache, lumbago, rheumatism, sore throat, bronchitis and dyspepsia. |
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| Description : | A herb with 2-5 m leafy stem and stoloniferous rhizome. Leaves 30-70 cm long, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous and glossy on both the surfaces. Flowers pink, in terminal racems. Fruit globose, black, 1.25 cm diam. |
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| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh by the side of the streams, canals and low lying areas. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizome yield 0.05% essential oil, chief compounds are: caryophyllene oxide 23.0%, geraniol 19.9%, eudesmool 19.4% and citronellyl OAc 16.5% (Asolkar, et al., 1992). Other constituents are almost similar to those of Alpinia calcarata (Ghani, 2003). Leaves |
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| Uses : |
Using information: Aphrodisiac, tonic, diuretic, expectorant, carminative, stomachic,headache, lumbago, rheumatism, sore throat, bronchitis and dyspepsia.
Alcoholic extract of the leaves possess good antifungal and antibacterial properties (Dutta et al |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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