Salam Panja

Details :

Botanical Name : Dactylorhiza hatagirea

English Name : Marsh Orchis

Kashmiri Name : Salem Panja

Urdu Name : Salap

Common Name : Himalayan Marsh Orchid, Marsh Orchis

Part Used : Roots, Tubers

Medicinal Uses :

• Tubers are used as nervine aphrodisiac and tonic. It is also used to treat wounds, cough, cuts and anemia.
• Root powder is unfold on wounds to control bleeding, and decoction of root is utilized in treating stomach troubles.
• Tuberous roots are tonic, powdered and mixed with water, and applied as a disinfectant on wounds, particularly those resulting from burns.
• The tuber yields salap and is putative as expectorant, aphrodisiac and as nervine tonic.
• Tuberous roots are eaten raw or with honey or milk, as an vital tonic and a aphrodisiac : it’s paste is applied on cuts and wounds for speedy healing.
• Young shoots and leaves are eaten as vegetable. Root paste is commonly used in promoting growth and blackness of hair.