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Ornithogalum umbellatum - Grass lily

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Grass lily

Ornithogalum umbellatum is the garden star of Bethlehem. It is a perennial bulbous flowering plant and native throughout most of southern and central Europe, north-western Africa and south-western Asia.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Bulb, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Measured phytochemical characters are yield of dry extract, total phenolic and flavonoid contents, the presence of selected phenolic compounds as well as free-radical scavenging activity.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Simdalu
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Chameleon Plant, lizard tail


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Lanceolate The leaves are growing only at the base of the plant

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Green, brown, white 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Specific 8–18 mm The fruit is a capsule With hooked hairs Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

An easily grown plant, succeeding in an ordinary garden soil.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Successional forest, Floodplain forest, Yard or garden.

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