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'''Drimia maritima''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
  
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'''Drimia maritima''' or '''Red squill'''(syn. Urginea maritima) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill.<ref name="common names"/> It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces red-tinged flowers instead of white. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Bulb}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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The three bitter glucosidal substances Scillitoxin, Scillipicrin and Scillin<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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This plant grows from a large bulb which can be up to 20 cm (7.9 in) wide and weigh 1 kg (2.2 lb). Several bulbs may grow in a clump and are usually just beneath the surface of the soil. In the spring, each bulb produces a rosette of about ten leaves each up to a meter long. They are dark green in color and leathery in texture. They die away by fall, when the bulb produces a tall, narrow raceme of flowers. This inflorescence can reach 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in–6 ft 7 in) in height. The flower is about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) wide and has six tepals each with a dark stripe down the middle. The tepals are white, with the exception of those on the red-flowered form. The fruit is a capsule up to 1.2 cm (0.47 in) long.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Giant Squill, Red squill}}
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*The plant has been used as a poison and as a medicinal remedy. The main active compounds are cardiac glycosides, including unique bufadienolides such as glucoscillarene A, proscillaridine A, scillarene A, scilliglaucoside and scilliphaeoside.
 
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*Its primary medicinal use was as a treatment for edema, then called dropsy, because of the diuretic properties of the cardiac glycosides.<ref name="uses"/>
 
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*The plant is also used as a laxative and an expectorant.<ref name="uses2"/>
 
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*The tall inflorescences are used as cut flowers in floristry.
 
  
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== References ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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<ref name="common names">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?400663 "Drimia maritima"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1749406/pdf/bullnyacadmed00173-0030.pdf  Squill in ancient and medieval materia medica, with special reference to its employment for dropsy]</ref>
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===Rasa===
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<ref name="uses2>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185447/http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Drimia-maritima.htm Drimia maritima (maritime squill)]</ref>
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Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Vata, Pitta
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Oblong|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||Many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Succeeds in ordinary garden soil according to one report,  whilst another says that it requires a very free draining gritty or sandy soil in full sun<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Drimia maritima-pjt.jpg|In habitat
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Image:Hazav.JPG|Form
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File:Urginea Maritima.jpg|Bulb and foliage
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File:Drimia maritima Infllor 2010-10-03 SierraMadrona.jpg|Inflorescence
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File:PetraUrgineaMaritima.jpg|In cultivation
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File:Vespa orientalis 2.jpg|With pollinator ''[[Oriental hornet|Vespa orientalis]]''
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File:Mt Zion Drimia 616.jpg|Capsules
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File:Mt Zion Drimia 615.jpg|Capsules
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File:Urginea maritima 1.jpg|Leaves
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/squill86.html Constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/squill/ Flower description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Urginea+maritima Cultivation details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.public.asu.edu/~camartin/plants/Plant%20html%20files/urgineamaritima.html Drimia maritima on public.asu.aduaction]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drimia_maritima Drimia maritima-Wikipedia]
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* [https://ransomnaturals.com/plant-of-the-month-july-2014-squill/ Drimia maritima on ransom naturals]
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* [http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534538-1 Drimia maritima on plants of the word online]
  
 
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[[Category:Asparagaceae]]

Latest revision as of 15:48, 29 April 2020

Drimia maritima, Red Squill

Drimia maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.

Parts Used

Bulb.

Chemical Composition

The three bitter glucosidal substances Scillitoxin, Scillipicrin and Scillin[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Giant Squill, Red squill


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Vata, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Oblong The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 7–10 mm Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in ordinary garden soil according to one report, whilst another says that it requires a very free draining gritty or sandy soil in full sun[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • In habitat

  • Form

  • Bulb and foliage

  • Inflorescence

  • In cultivation

  • With pollinator Vespa orientalis

  • Capsules

  • Capsules

  • Leaves

References

  1. ↑ Constituents
  2. ↑ Flower description
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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