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Fritillaria royelei hook - Kṣīrakākolī
Kṣīrakākolī consists of the dried whole bulb of Fritillaria roylei. It is a glabrous herb 6-24 m in height. It is found in Western temperate Himalayas from Kumaon to Kashmir at an altitude of 2500-4000 m; processed by boiling.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Alkaloids Kashimirine (imperialine), peimine, Peimisine, Propeimine, Peimiphine and Peimitidine.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Kshira, Kakoli |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | Kshira, Kakoli |
| Telugu | Kshira, Kakoli |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Fritillary |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura
Guna
Snigdha, Guru
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Śīta
Karma
Vātahara, Pittahara, Rasāyana, Stanyajanana, Kaphakara
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Paripinnate | Oblong | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | Pink | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | Seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Alpine slopes and in shrubberies, 2700 - 4000 metres, from Pakistan to Uttar Pradesh.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-13
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
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