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'''Chlorophytum tuberosum''' is a herb usually growing up to 20–50 cm tall. Its underground parts comprise a short rhizome, often surrounded by fibres, which bears swollen roots with dark tubers to up 7 cm long at their tips.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Obesity}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhea}}, {{Uses|Pregnancy problems}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}. ===Food===Chlorophytum tuberosum can be used in Food. Tender leaves are cooked as vegetable. Tubers are eaten raw<ref name="UsesForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesTubers}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Musali|en=Edible Chlorophytum|gu=|hi=Safed-musli |kn=Nelatengu|ks=|ml=|mr=Kuli|pa=|ta=Vipuruthi|te=Sarala Padaga}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Chlorophytum tuberosum contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Glycoside; Hemicellulose; Mucilage; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Sodium Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
{{Propagation|}}
==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Chlorophytum tuberosum is available through June to September<ref name="How to plant/cultivateForest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|In open areas of deciduous forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionForest foods of Western Ghat">["ChemistryForest food for Northern region of Western Ghats"]by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.50, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
<ref name="LeafKarnataka Medicinal Plants">["MorphologyKarnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2"]by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.442, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Edible%20Chlorophytum.html Chlorophytum tuberosum on flowers of India]* [ https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/14/chlorophytum-tuberosum/ Chlorophytum tuberosum on eFlora Of India]* [ ]
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