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[[File:Crinum latifolium (1).jpg|thumb|right|''Sudarsana'', ''Crinum latifolium'']]
'''Sudarsana'''is a bulbous plant with lance shaped leaves and beautiful bell shaped white flowers. The plant stays dormant for several months of the year, leaves and flowers appear before the monsoon.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fungal infections}}, {{Uses|Antidote for poisoning}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Ear ache}}
==Chemical Composition==
The alkaloids, crinafoline and crinafolidine, have been isolated from the plant. These along with crinafoline methochloride exhibited significant tumour-inhibiting activity in vivo. The plant extract in also used in allergic condition. This activity is attributed to the presence of glucan A and phosphatidyllycorine. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=visha Visha mungali|ml=sjovannaJovanna-pola-tali|sa=cakrangiCakrangi, daddhyaliDaddhyali, sudarsanaSudarsana|ta=vishamungilVishamungil|te=|hi=|mr=gadambhikandaGadambhikanda, gandaniGandani-kanda, golkamdoGolkamdo, gulGul-sabu}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple||rootstock Rootstock bulbous, ca. 6 cm across. Leaves many, densely clustered, 30-45 x 7-8 cm, flat or widely channelled, oblong, curved, acute or obtuse; sheath closed, membranous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Stout peduncled umbel|White and pink|10|Flowers sessile, 12-16 together, on stout peduncled umbel; peduncle 50-60 cm high, thick; spathe membranous; perianth tube 7 cm long, narrow, lobes 6, 8 x 2.5 cm, oblong, acute, pinkish white, spreading or deflexed; stamens 6, filaments long, attached at the throat of perianth tube; anthers 12 mm long, linear.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A capsule|oblongOblong||seeds Seeds many|}}
===Other features===
