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Sudarsana, Crinum latifolium

Sudarsanais 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

Fungal infections, Antidote for poisoning, Fever, Joint pain, Ear ache ^[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Rhizome

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	visha mungali
Hindi
Malayalam	sjovanna-pola-tali
Tamil	vishamungil
Telugu
Marathi	gadambhikanda, gandani-kanda, golkamdo, gul-sabu
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	cakrangi, daddhyali, sudarsana
English	NA

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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

Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Pungent)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		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.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A capsule	oblong		seeds many		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Bulbs.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

Flowers
Flowers
Group of plants
Leaves
Fruits

References

External Links

[Uses-1] ttps://easyayurveda.com/2017/07/20/sudarshana-crinum-latifolium/ "Uses"]

[Common_names-2] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-3] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

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