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Galanthus nivalis - Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis is a small genus of about 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plant have two linear leaves and a single small white drooping bell shaped flower with six petal-like tepals in two circles.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
High blood sugar, Lowering blood pressure, Insomnia, Hysteria, Cataract, Plague, Fever, Schizophrenia, Cholera.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Ajmaline, Ajmalinine and ajmalicine, Serpentine group—serpentine and serpentinine.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Sutranavi, Patalagondhi |
| Hindi | Sarpagandha |
| Malayalam | Suvapavalforiyan |
| Tamil | Chivan amelpodi |
| Telugu | Paataala goni |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Sarpagandha |
| English | Indian Snake Wood |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter)
Guna
Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Ushna (Hot)
Karma
Vata, Kapha
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Oval | Oval leaves present in whorl of 3 with paler green below and dark green above, tip is acuminate and base is slender and tapering |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 4-8cm long | White | 5-8 | Flowers Irregular corymbose white flowers with violet tinge |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oval fleshy | 1 cm long | On ripening color turns to shiny purple black | With hooked hairs | Single | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
June and July are suitable months for transplanting seedlings and vegetatively propagated plants.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area, Subtropical area
Photo Gallery
Flowers
Whole plant
Cut fruit
Leaves
Fruit
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat High blood sugar
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Lowering blood pressure
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Insomnia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hysteria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cataract
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Plague
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Schizophrenia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cholera
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Subtropical area
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Amaryllidaceae
