Description

Salam Panja Irani — the Iranian-origin designation for the dried tubers of Dactylorhiza hatagirea and related Dactylorhiza species — represents the separately graded, Iran-sourced commercial form of this internationally traded orchid tuber. While the Indian-sourced Himalayan populations of Dactylorhiza hatagirea constitute the primary Ayurvedic market supply, the Iranian trade designation Salam (orchid tuber) Irani (of Iranian origin) encompasses tubers of related species collected from the alpine and sub-alpine meadows of the Zagros and Alborz mountain ranges of Iran. In classical Unani pharmacopoeia — particularly the Persian Qarabadeen tradition — Salab Panja-Irani is incorporated in Mufarreh and Majoon formulations for reproductive vitality, nervine tonic, and nutritive Rasayana applications. Persian Sahlep beverages are traditionally prepared from the ground dried tubers in Turkish and Iranian culinary tradition.