Kapur Kachri Capsule

Botanical name  – Hedychium spicatum

Family name  – Zingiberaceae

English name  – Spiked Ginger Lily, Garland flower

Common name – Spiked Ginger Lily, Kapurkachri

Synonyms  – Palashi, Sadgrantha, Gandhamoolika, Gandharika, Vadhu, Gandhapalashi

Habit – Perennial rhizome

Useful Parts – Rhizome

Common Uses –

1- Shati is used in the treatment of respiratory disorders, fever and as a tranquilizer, hypotensive, antispasmodic, CNS depressant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, Anti-fungal, Pediculicidal and cytotoxic.

2- The rootstalk is useful to treat local inflammations, nausea, asthma, bronchitis, dyspepsia, hiccups, chest heaviness, sleeplessness, loss of appetite and pulmonary eosinophilia, and pain. The rhizome of the plant is said to be carminative, stimulant, and tonic.

3- The rhizomes are also used in diarrhoea, piles, liver complaints, ulcers, skin diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis. The essential oil of the rhizome is used to check seed-borne diseases of crops and has mild tranquilizing activity. It has been described as useful especially as an anti-asthmatic agent. It counteracts had mouth taste and smell.

Indications  – It is used internally in vomiting, pain, diarrhea, cough, dyspnoea, hiccup, and fever. It is used externally as paste in wounds, oedema, and inflammatory joints for brushing and gargling in dental disorders; for fumigation in asthma.