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Chlorophytum tuberosum
Chlorophytum tuberosum is a herb usually growing up to 20–50 cm tall. Its underground parts comprise a short rhizome, often surrounded by fibres, which bears swollen roots with dark tubers to up 7 cm long at their tips.
Uses
Obesity, Diabetes, Leucorrhea, Pregnancy problems.
Food
Chlorophytum tuberosum can be used in Food. Tender leaves are cooked as vegetable. Tubers are eaten raw.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Safed-musli |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | Kuli |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Edible Chlorophytum |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Nutritional components
Chlorophytum tuberosum contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Glycoside; Hemicellulose; Mucilage; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Sodium Zinc[2]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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Cultivation Details
Chlorophytum tuberosum is available through June to September[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Obesity
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leucorrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pregnancy problems
- Herbs with Tubers used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of In open areas of deciduous forests
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