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[[File:Galanthus nivalis.jpg|thumb|right|''Galanthus nivalis'']]
'''Galanthusnivalis''' is a small genus of about 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants plant have two linear leaves and a single small white drooping bell shaped flower with six petal-like (petaloid) tepals in two circles.
==Uses==
{{Uses|High blood sugar}}, {{Uses|Lowering blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Hysteria}}, {{Uses|Cataract}}, {{Uses|Plague}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Schizophrenia}}, {{Uses|Cholera}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Ajmaline, Ajmalinine and ajmalicine, Serpentine group—serpentine and serpentinine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Sutranavi, Patalagondhi|ml=Suvapavalforiyan|sa=Sarpagandha|ta=Chivan amelpodi|te=Paataala goni|hi=Sarpagandha|en=Indian Snake Wood}}
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|4-8cm long|whiteWhite|5-8|Flowers Irregular corymbose white flowers with violet tinge}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Oval fleshy|1 cm long|on On ripening color turns to shiny purple black|With hooked hairs|singleSingle}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
June and July are suitable months for transplanting seedlings and vegetatively propagated plants.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:2015.03.08.-02-Mannheim Vogelstang--Kleines Schneegloeckchen.jpg|Flowers File:Galanthus nivalis.jpg|Whole plantFile:Galanthus nivalis 01 ies.jpg|Cut fruit File:Galanthus nivalis seed.jpg|LeavesFile:Galanthus nivalis Samenkapsel 01.jpg|Fruit
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.biologydiscussion.com/medicinal-plants/rauvolfia-serpentina-habitat-history-and-constituents/51900 "chemical Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.ayurtimes.com/rauwolfia-serpentina-sarpagandha/ "plant Plant description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.indiaagronet.com/indiaagronet/crop%20info/Sarpagandha.htm "india India agronet.com"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.homeremediess.com/medicinal-herb-sarpagandha-uses/ Aniseed (Pimpinella Anisum) Plant Medicinal Benefits And Images]
* [http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/Database/bsi_3946.aspx envis Envis centre on floral diversity]
* [http://www.agrifarming.in/sarpagandha-cultivation-beginners-guide/ Galanthus nivalis on agri farming.net]
* [https://www.apnikheti.com/en/pn/agriculture/horticulture/medicinal-plants/sarpagandha Galanthus nivalis on apnikheti]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Amaryllidaceae]]
