Uses
The juice extracted from tuber is used as a tonic and also used for the treatment of pyorrhea (inflammation of the gum and teeth). Root paste is externally applied as a poultice on cuts and wounds and extract is given in intestinal disorders. The term hatta haddi means a root(jadi) resembling a hand (hatta or hath).Habitat
As it is highly traded in the name of 'panchaule' or 'salampanja' and found in wild, is being unscientifically collected for its commercial importance. ''Dactylorhiza hatagirea'' is native of the Himalaya. It is found throughout from west to east at temperate to subalpine biocliates within 2800 – 4000 m altitude. Flowers spotted rosy-purple in a terminal spike, borne on a robust leafy stem. It has palmately lobed root tubers, grows well in moist places, open areas, shrub land and open meadows.Endangered
''Dactylorhiza hatagirea'' is endemic to the Hindu- Kush Himalaya. It is categorized as endangered in CAMP Pokhara (2001) conservation list, and strictly banned for collection, utilization and sale (strictly protected species list I GoN, 2001, 2005), and listed in appendix II for control trading (CITES – 1974). Flowers in June–July. Roots are tuberous, divided into 2 or 3 lobes.http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Himalayan%20Marsh%20Orchid.htmlReferences
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5207808 hatagirea Flora of Nepal Flora of Pakistan Flora of Tibet Orchids of China Plants described in 1825