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Asphodelus fistulosus

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Asphodelus fistulosus is an annual to short-lived perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock. It produces a cluster of onion-like leaves up to 35cm long and one or more flowering stems up to 70cm tall.

Uses

Atherosclerosis.

Parts Used

Root.

Chemical Composition

The seed oil ofAsphodelus fistulosus (piazi) contains 0.5% myristic, 5.7% palmitic, 3.6% stearic, 33.1% oleic, and 54.9% linoleic acids.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Asphodelus fistulosus is not very cold hardy, tolerating occasional lows to around -5 to -10°c in winter so long as the soil is well-drained. This has contributed to the mistaken belief that it is an annual.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry sandy places, Dry rocky places, Track-sides, Uncultivated ground

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