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)