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'''Urginea indica''' is a bulbous plant. First it will produce ing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 - 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 - 8cm in diameter.
 
'''Urginea indica''' is a bulbous plant. First it will produce ing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 - 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 - 8cm in diameter.
 
The bulb is a common medicinal herb in India, where it is used in Ayurveda. It is normally gathered from the wild.
 
The bulb is a common medicinal herb in India, where it is used in Ayurveda. It is normally gathered from the wild.

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Urginea indica

Urginea indica is a bulbous plant. First it will produce ing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 - 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 - 8cm in diameter. The bulb is a common medicinal herb in India, where it is used in Ayurveda. It is normally gathered from the wild.

Uses

Skin disorders, Diaorrhea, Cardiac disorders, Chronic rhinitis, Chronic cough, Chronic pulmonary disorders, Respiratory diseases, Renal failure, Chronic renal failure, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea .[1]

Parts Used

Leaf, Root.

Chemical Composition

It contains Entanoic acid, 4-oxomethyl ester or methyl levulinate, Butanone, 3-Hydroxy, Acetoin, Levulinate, Levulinic etc[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kadu Bili Irulli, Nari Irulli
Hindi Junglipiyaj
Malayalam Kaattu velangaay
Tamil Narivangay
Telugu Adavi tellagadda
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kolakanda
English Wild Onion

[3]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Katu, Tikta

Guna

Tikshna, Laghu

Veerya

Ushna

Vipaka

Katu

Karma

Prabhava

Hridya [4]

Habit

Bulb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Rocky savannah.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 183
  4. Journal article - Chemical constituents of wild onion Urginea indica Kunth Liliaceae by M.N. Shiva Kameshwari, Department of Botany, Bangalore University.
  5. [Morphology]
  6. [Cultivation]

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