Saprophytic, leafless, perennial herb with thickened rhizome, 60-100 cm tall. Rhizomes oblong, fleshy, 10-18 cm long, 3.5 cm in diameter. Stems yellowish brown, simple, erect, loosely scaly. Inflorescence loose racemes, erect, bracteate, 10-30 cm long, many-flowered; bracts lanceolate to linear-oblong, 7-12 mm long, 2 mm wide. Flowers yellowish brown; sepals and petals connate; perianth tube broadly ovoid, oblique at mouth, 7-8 mm long, inflated at base.
Herb Effects
Analgesic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, sedative and tonic (root)
The root is used internally in the treatment of convulsive illnesses (such as epilepsy and tetanus), rheumatoid arthritis, hematuria, headache, vertigo and numbness associated with liver disharmony.
Health Remedies 
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