Drimia indica - Kolakanda

thumb|right|Kolakanda, Drimia indica Kolakandais 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.

Uses

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

Parts Used

rhizome

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	kaadu bellulli, naayiulli, seeme nari eerulliadavi-irulli, bheemana ulli
Hindi	ban piaz, jangli piaz, janglikanda
Malayalam	kanthanga, kattulli
Tamil	ciruvenkayam, kaattu vengayam, kakunarakavulli, kattuvengayam
Telugu	adavithellagadda, kaazagadda, nakka-vulli-gadda
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	asmantaka, kolakanda, krimighna, panjalaputakanda, putalu, suputa, vana-palandam
English

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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. Flowers 0.8-1.2 cm long, c. 1 cm across, reddish green or dull green, campanulate; pedicels 2-3.5 cm long, curved, drooping; bracts 1-2 mm, deltoid. Perianth 3+3, subequal, 0.8-1 x 0.3-0.4 cm, linear-oblong, subacute, reflexed, free to the base. Stamens 6; filaments c. 3 mm long, adnate to the base of the perianth segments; anthers 1.5-2 mm long, linear, yellow, base auricled. Ovary 3.5-5 x 2-3 mm, oblong or ovoid; style obconic to narrowly elongate; stigma trilobed.

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] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

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