Kaempferia rotunda, Chengazhineerkizhangu, Indian crocus, ചെങ്ങഴിനീർ കിഴങ്ങ്

Family: Zingiberaceae
Vernacular names: Chengazhineerkizhangu, ചെങ്ങഴിനീർ കിഴങ്ങ് (Malayalam), Indian crocus (English), Hallaka (Sanskrit), Bhuyicampa (Hindi), Nerpichan (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Description: Tuberous herbs. Leaves few, radical, erect; lamina, oblong-lanceolate. Inflorescence appearing before the leaves, shortly peduncled. Flowers purple or white, fragrant. Fruiting not common.
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Cultivated
Flowering & Fruiting: March-May

Parts used: Tubers
Properties & Uses: Acrid, thermogenic, aromatic, stomachic and anti-inflammatory. Powdered tuber externally applied to heal fresh cuts and wounds. It taken internally to removes coagulated blood or purulent matter from the body. Powder of the tubers is used to cure mumps. Rhizomes are useful in reduce swellings. Paste of the tuber is given in scabies.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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