Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Zingiber purpureum
Scientific Name and Description
Zingiber purpureum ROSC.
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Zingiber cassumunar ROXB.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | cassumar ginger |
| Hindi | ban-ada, banada, jangli adrak |
| Kannada | agala shunti, agale shunti, agalesunthi, agalu shunti, kaadushunti, kadushunti |
| Marathi | malabari halad, nisa, nisan, nisana, penlekosht, penlekshot |
| Sanskrit | ardrakam, ardrika, peu, vanardraka |
| Tamil | kattumanjal, nn, vvanarttirakam |
| Telugu | adavi pasupu, banada, kaarallamu, karallamu, karpushpoo, karpushpu, karu pasupu, karu-allamu, karu-pasupu, karuallumu, karupasupu, koorapasupu, kurapasupu |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH