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Kolakanda, Drimia indica

Kolakanda is a bulbous perennial plant with delicate maroonish pendant flowers that bloom from leafless bulbs during the summer. The strap shaped leaves appear in the rainy season. The bulb is eaten by locals. Kolakanda is found throughout India in stony or gravelly substrate.

Uses

Skin diseases, Cold, Cough, Difficulty in micturition, Cardiac problems, Intestinal worms ^[1]

Parts Used

Rhizome

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಬಿಳಿ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ Bili eerulli, ಕಾಡು ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ Kaadu bellulli
Hindi	Ban piaz, Jangli piaz, Janglikanda
Malayalam	Kaattulli, Kaanthenga
Tamil	Ciruvenkayam, Kaattu vengayam
Telugu	Adavithellagadda, Kaazagadda, Nakka-vulli-gadda
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Asmantaka, Kolakanda
English	Indian squill, Sea onion, White squill

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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), , Teekshna (Strong)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Rosette	Bulbous, scapigerous herbs; bulbs tunicated, 3.5-6 x 2.5-6.5 cm, globose-conical. Leaves radical with sheathing base, 13-25 x 0.6-2.5 cm, linear, lanceolate or lorate.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Scape	Purplish brown	6	Scapes 17-45 cm tall, erect, purpish brown, 4-15-flowered.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A capsule	10-20 x 5-10 mm		Brownish yellow	Seeds 4-10 in each cell, 4-7 x 3-4 mm, winged.	{{{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

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Common_names-2] Vernacular names

[Leaf-3] BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

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 ==Common names==
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+{{Common names|kn=ಬಿಳಿ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ Bili eerulli, ಕಾಡು ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ Kaadu bellulli|ml= Kaattulli, Kaanthenga|sa=Asmantaka, Kolakanda|ta= Ciruvenkayam, Kaattu vengayam|te=Adavithellagadda, Kaazagadda, Nakka-vulli-gadda|hi=Ban piaz, Jangli piaz, Janglikanda|en= Indian squill, Sea onion, White squill}}
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