| Ailment
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Bronchial catarrh +
, Indigestion +
, Stomach disorders +
, Cough +
, Common cold +
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| Ailment type
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Pains and Inflammation +
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| Biotic zone
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Central Deccan Plateau +
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| Bloom type
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Perennial +
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| Class
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Liliopsida +
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| Common Indian names
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कुलंजन Kulanjan (Hindi);Aratta (Malayalam);Chikkadumparaasme (Kannada);Toroni (Oriya);Rasna, सुगंधमूल Sugandhamoola, Kulanjana (Sanskrit) +
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| Common hindi name
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कुलंजन Kulanjan +
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| Common name
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Snap Ginger, Cardamom ginger, Indian ginger +
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| Division/Phylum
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Magnoliophyta +
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| Family
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Zingiberaceae +
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| Flower color
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Orange/Red +
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| Food plant part
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Rhizomes +
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| Food use
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Yes +
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| Genus
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Alpinia +
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| Habitat details
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Cultivated, Undergrowth forests +
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| Header caption
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''Alpinia calcarata'' leaves and flowers. Image from Botanical Gardens at Maui, Hawaii. +
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| Header image
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Starr 071024-0129 Alpinia calcarata.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Not Evaluated +
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| Introdescription
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''Alpinia calcarata'' or Snap Ginger is a plant native to India. It is less common in other parts of the world. Its mainly grown as an ornamental plant. +
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| Leaf blade type
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Simple +
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| Leaf petiole type
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Sessile +
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| Leaf shape
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Lanceolate +
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| Medicinal molecular basis
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No +
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| Medicinal significance
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Yes +
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| Medicinal system
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Folk Medicine +
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| Medicinal use description
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''Alpinia calcarata'' is used atleast in Sri Lanka as a folk medicine for pain relief. Some studies from University of Colombo have tried to study the effect of ethanolic extracts and hot water extracts on reproductive competence and pain relief in rats. +
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| Modern scientific knowledge description
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''Alpinia calcarata'' is used atleast in Sri Lanka as a folk medicine for pain relief. Some studies from University of Colombo have tried to study the effect of ethanolic extracts and hot water extracts on reproductive competence and pain relief in rats. +
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| Native species
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Yes +
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| Order
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Zingiberales +
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| Page creation date
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15 August 2010 +
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| Plant clinical studies
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No +
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| Plant commercial
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No +
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| Plant height
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3 feet to 6 feet +
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| Plant medicinal part
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Rhizome +
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| Plant toxic effects
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No +
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| Plant type
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Herb +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
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| Species name
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w:Alpinia calcarata +
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| State
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Madhya Pradesh +
, Maharashtra +
, Tamil Nadu +
, Tripura +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Categories |
Stubs +
, Plants +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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6 September 2010 14:36:55 +
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