Amomum COSTATUM Benth.
| Synonym : | - |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Zingiberaceae |
| Disease : | Asthma. |
| Description : | A rhizomatous perennial herb with 1.5-1.8 m leafy stem. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 60-90 cm long, pubescent beneath. Spikes oblong, 5-7.5 cm long, peduncle as long as the spike. Corolla-tube 5 cm long, cylindric, segments obtuse, half as long as the tube, lip 5 cm long, deflexed, ligulate, red-yellow. Fruit 1.26 cm long, ovoid, strongly ribbed. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | In Chinese medicine, the seeds are employed for asthma, pulmonary affections, ailments of the stomach and general debility. |
| Habit : | Herb |