Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo . Syn: Orchis latifoli auct plur)
Family Name:
Orchidaceae
Local Name:
Nar mada
Urdu Name:
Salap
English name:
Marsh Orchis
Part used:
Tubers (roots),
Flowering:
June - August
Description:
Dactylorhiza hatagirea is a perennial herb, stem erect leafy, stout and hollow. Leaves oblong lanceolate, base sheathing. Inflorescence spike. Flowers purple, bracts green, narrowly lanceolate, lover longer than the flowers, upper slightly shorter. Roots tuberous, divided into 2 or 3 lobes.
Habitat:
In Gilgit / Baltistan it grow wild in moist temperate places by the sides of streams and springs. Normally found in Rattu, Astore, Kala pani, Nalter, Nagar and Kargah forest.
Medicinal uses:
The tuber yields salap and is reputed as expectorant, aphrobisiac and as nervine tonic. Locally it is used as a nervine tonic and aphrodisiac.
