गन्धवधूः – Hedychium spicatum

 

 

Name – शठी

Botanical name – Hedychium spicatum

Description – Perennial rhizomatous herbs. Leaves glabrous beneath. Flowers white, in dense terminal spikes.

Chemical Constituents-

Use – Rhizomes stomachic, carminative, stimulant, tonic, used in dyspepsia.