Gandasuli

LOCAL NAME : Gandasuli
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Hedychium coronarium
ENGLISH COMMON NAME : Butterfly Ginger Lily
BOTANICAL FAMILY NAME : Zingiberaceae
NATIVE DISTRIBUTION : Southeast Asia USES : Ornamental, Medicinal

DID YOU KNOW? According to some traditions, Gandasuli leaves are used to repel evil spirits and ghosts such as langsuyars. In Malay belief, a woman who died giving birth will become a langsuyar