Hedychium, Shathi Spiked Ginger LilyShati, Gandashathi (Ayurveda)Kapurkachari (Unani)Poolankizangu (Siddha)Sga Skya  སྒ་སྐྱ  (Tibetan) Hedychium spicatumCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (Illustration: Hooker), 1830 Hedychium spicatum(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Hedychium spicatum (syn. H. album)NOTE: In Ayurveda, Unani and Tibetan Medicine, this medicine is used synonymously with Kaempferia galanga Parts used: Rhizomes; leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-Cough, Asthma2. Clears Wind-Phlegm, Stops Spasms:-Wind-Phlegm disorders in Tibetan Medicine-Wind-Phlegm disorders affecting the Head and Nerves-Wind diseases affecting the Heart3. Warms the Stomach, Clears Cold:-Nausea, Vomiting, Indigestion-Loss of Appetite-Hiccup4. Moves the Blood:-promotes circulation, clears stasis caused by Cold or Phlegm5. Externally:-as a paste applied to Inflammation and Rheumatism-promotes hair growth-used to repel insects Dose: 1–3 grams of the Powder Substitutes: 1. Kaempferia galanga in Kerala (Unani)2. Zedoary Main Combinations: 1. Bronchial Asthma, Hedychium Shathi with Inula racemosa, Emblic Myrobalan and Honey (Charaka)2. Asthma, Hedychium Shathi with Inula racemosa, Ginger, Long Pepper, Cyperus rotundus and Adhatoda vasica3. Vata/Wind Heart diseases, Hedychium Shathi with Boerhovia diffusa, Ginger and Chebulic Myrobalan with Ghee4. Tonic for children, Hedychium Shathi with White Pepper, Red Coral, Borax, Saffron, taken with milk or honey; good for fever, cough, indigestion (Ayurveda)5. Topically for Rheumatic pain, Hedychium Shathi with…

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