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Botanical Name
Orchis latifolia L.
English Name
Salep Orchid or Orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Terrestrial herb containing tubers and purple-pink flowers.
Aphrodisiac and increases nerve strength (plant); expectorant and astringent (tubers)
Herb Information
A volatile plant oil and loroglossin (leaf).
Diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, hemiplegia, paralysis, general weakness, impotence, nervous or sexual debility, wasting diseases.
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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