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Polianthes tuberosa

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Polianthes tuberosa is a Bulb up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains main chemical components are menthyl benzoate, menthyl anthranilate, benzyl alcohol, butyric acid, eugenol, nerol, farnesol and geraniol etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Sukandaraji
Hindi Rajanigandha
Malayalam
Tamil Nila Sampangi
Telugu Nelasampengi
Marathi Gulcheri
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Mexican tuberose

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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

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Requires a warm sheltered position and a well-drained soil. When grown in pots it is best to use a fibrous loam enriched with compost and some silver sand for drainage.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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