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Drimia maritima - Red squill

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Identification
[[File:Urginea Maritima.jpg|thumb|right|''Drimia maritima'', ''Red Squill'']]
 
'''Drimia maritima''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bulb}}, {{Parts Used|cut into slices}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Vata, Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|oblongOblong|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsMeadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:OdermennigDrimia maritima-pjt.jpg|In habitatImage:Hazav.JPG|FormFile:Urginea Maritima.jpg|Bulb and foliageFile:Drimia maritima Infllor 2010-10-03 SierraMadrona.jpg|InflorescenceFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02PetraUrgineaMaritima.jpg|In cultivationImageFile:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNTVespa orientalis 2.BOTjpg|With pollinator ''[[Oriental hornet|Vespa orientalis]]''File:Mt Zion Drimia 616.2004jpg|CapsulesFile:Mt Zion Drimia 615.0jpg|CapsulesFile:Urginea maritima 1.jpg|Leaves
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/squill86.html "Constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/squill/ "flower Flower description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Urginea+maritima "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Asparagaceae]]

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