Eleutherine bulbosa - Dayak Onion

Dayak Onion, Eleutherine bulbosa

Dayak Onion, is a bulbous plant, producing a clump of grass-like leaves 15 - 75cm tall. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Uses

Wound healing, Intestinal worms, Sprains, Epileptic fits,

Parts Used

Root

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Dayak Onion

Properties

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

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Underground	The leaves are radial, lanceshaped and hairless measure 25-60 cm x 1-2.5 cm.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual		White		The flowers are white or yellow in colour and open in the evening for 2 hours. The flowers are borne in long erect stems and each flower is about 3 cm across.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A capsule					{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

• 

  Whole plant

• 

  Leaves

• 

  Flower

• 

  Root