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Crinum asiaticum

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'''Crinum asiaticum''' is an evergreen, perennial plant producing a rosette of fleshy leaves growing 100 - 180cm tall from an underground bulb that can be 5 - 15cm in diameter.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Osteodynia}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Otitis}}, {{Uses|Contusions}}, {{Uses|Sprains}}, {{Uses|Fractures}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Luxations}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
The bulb contains alkaloids, notably lycorine and crinamine. The plant contains cytotoxic alkaloids that have antitumor properties and are antibacterial.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen bulb}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Crinum asiaticum is a plant of mainly subtropical and tropical regions of Asia and Australasia, growing mainly near the coast.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Seashores}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy places near river banks}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Crinum+asiaticum Cultivation"]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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