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[[File:Crinum latifolium (1).jpg|thumb|right|''Sudarsana'', ''Crinum latifolium'']]
 
[[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.
 
'''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.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Fungal infections}}, {{Uses|Antidote for poisoning}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Ear ache}}
 
{{Uses|Fungal infections}}, {{Uses|Antidote for poisoning}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Ear ache}}
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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The alkaloids, crinafoline and crinafolidine, have been isolated from the plant. These along with crinafoline methochloride exhibited significant tumour-inhibiting activity in vivo.<ref name="Chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=visha mungali|ml=sjovanna-pola-tali|sa=cakrangi, daddhyali, sudarsana|ta=vishamungil|te=|hi=|mr=gadambhikanda, gandani-kanda, golkamdo, gul-sabu}}
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{{Common names|kn=Visha mungali|ml=Jovannapolatali|sa=Cakrangi, Daddhyali, Sudarsana|ta=Vishamungil|te=|hi=|mr=Gadambhikanda, Gandani-kanda, Golkamdo, Gul-sabu}}
 
<ref name="Common names"/>
 
<ref name="Common names"/>
  
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{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.}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Stout peduncled umbel|White and pink|10|Flowers sessile, 12-16 together, on stout peduncled umbel.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A capsule|oblong||seeds many|}}
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{{Fruit|A capsule|Oblong||Seeds many|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
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File:Flower Tree 4.jpg
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File:Gol Kando (Konkani- गोल कांदो) (5824483796).jpg|Flowers
 
File:Gol Kando (Konkani- गोल कांदो) (5824483796).jpg|Flowers
 
File:Crinum Latifolium in Bloom.jpg|Flowers
 
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File:Sjovanna-pola-tali (Malayalam- ചുവന്ന പോളത്താളി) (5823923289).jpg|Flowers
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File:Sjovanna-pola-tali (Malayalam- ചുവന്ന പോളത്താളി) (5823923289).jpg|Group of plants
 
File:Crinum latifolium Leaves.jpg|Leaves
 
File:Crinum latifolium Leaves.jpg|Leaves
 
File:Crinum latifolium Fruits.jpg|Fruits
 
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<ref name="Uses">https://easyayurveda.com/2017/07/20/sudarshana-crinum-latifolium/ "Uses"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/07/20/sudarshana-crinum-latifolium/ Uses - as on Easy Ayurveda]</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
  
  
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Crinum+latifolium
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Crinum+latifolium Crinum latifolium on theferns.info]
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* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134856/
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134856/ Crinum latifolium on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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* https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/sudarshana-crinum-latifolium/
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* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/sudarshana-crinum-latifolium/ Crinum latifolium on planetayurveda.com]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:Herb]]
 
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
 
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[[Category:Amaryllidaceae]]

Latest revision as of 12:41, 9 October 2020

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

The alkaloids, crinafoline and crinafolidine, have been isolated from the plant. These along with crinafoline methochloride exhibited significant tumour-inhibiting activity in vivo.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Visha mungali
Hindi
Malayalam Jovannapolatali
Tamil Vishamungil
Telugu
Marathi Gadambhikanda, Gandani-kanda, Golkamdo, Gul-sabu
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Cakrangi, Daddhyali, Sudarsana
English NA

[3]

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.

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

  1. ↑ Uses - as on Easy Ayurveda
  2. ↑ Chemical composition
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

External Links

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