Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl. Family - Orchidaceae Common name - Commelina-Leaf Habenaria Habit - herb

Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl.

Family - Orchidaceae 

Common name - Commelina-Leaf Habenaria

Habit - herb

Habitat - Moist places, humus rich soil

Medicinal uses -

🍁The root and tuber furnishes salep (beverages). Root decoction is used orally on an empty stomach to cure spermatorrhoea and urinary trouble.

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)

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