Seidenfia rheedei (Sw.) Szlach.

• Family: Orchidaceae
• Vernacular names: Jeevakam, Pachilaperumal, ജീവകം, പച്ചിലപെരുമാള്‍ (Malayalam),
• Distribution: India to Thailand, China and Sri Lanka
• Description: Terrestrial herbs. Leaves broadly ovate or elliptic, purple shades. Scape to 18 cm long. Flowers orange yellow.
• Habit: Herb
• Habitat: Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
• Flowering & Fruiting: July-September

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• Parts used: Tubers
• Properties & Uses: Tuber is used for the treatment of wasting diseases, fever, burning sensation, diseases of nerves system, disorders of blood and epileptic movements of children.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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