Poolankilangu / Spiked Ginger Lily Powder – 50 gm

Poolankilangu / Spiked Ginger Lily Powder – 50 gm

Botanical Name : Hedychium Spicatum
English Name : Spiked Ginger Lily/ Erfume Ginger
Tamil Name : Poolankilangu /seemai Kichchili Kizhangu
Hindi Name : Kapurkachari Sandharlika
Malayalam Name : Katcholam, Katchooram
Telugu Name : Kachuralu / Gandha Kachuralu

About :
Ginger Lily is a perennial attractive plant that reaches a height of up to 6 feet (120 to 180 cm). It is smallish hardy ginger with green leaves measuring 30 cm or more. The flowers are large and beautiful, in orange and white color. They have a heavy sweet fragrance and can grow in all conditions, from full sun to filtered shade. Some species of ginger lily are grown as ornamental plants. The plant is native to tropical Asia and the Himalayas.

Benefits :
Ginger Lily is also helpful in treating liver complaints, indigestion and poor circulation due to thickening of the blood.
Ginger Lily is digestive, stomachic and vasodilator.
It is used in treating nausea, halitosis, vomiting, diminished appetite, hiccups and local inflammation.
The rootstock is carminative, emmenagogue, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic and tonic.
The rhizomes of ginger lily are used in treating asthma and internal injuries.
The rhizomes are powdered and used as an antiseptic agent and as a poultice for various aches and pains.
Its rootstalk is used in treating bronchitis and alleviating pain.
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