Hedychium

Hedychium, Shathi Spiked Ginger LilyShati, Gandashathi (Ayurveda)Kapurkachari (Unani)Poolankizangu (Siddha)Sga Skya  སྒ་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Hedychium spicatumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (Illustration: Hooker), 1830 Hedychium spicatum(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hedychium spicatum (syn. H. album)NOTE: In Ayurveda, Unani and Tibetan Medicine, this medicine is used synonymously with Kaempferia galanga Parts used: Rhizomes; leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent…