Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Alpinia speciosa
Scientific Name and Description
Alpinia zerumbet BURTT & R.M. SM.
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Alpinia speciosa K.SCHWM.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | shell ginger |
| Kannada | dumaraasme, dumbaraashtaka, dumbaraasme, dumbarashtaka |
| Marathi | nag-damani, puna-champa |
| Sanskrit | sthulagranthi |
| Tamil | chitharaththai, cirraraddai, cirrarattai, sittarattai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
References
Literature
Literature
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH