BOTANICAL NAME

CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES

FAMILY

AMARYLLIDACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Arshoghni, Bhumitaila, Bhutali, Dirghakandika, Godhapadi, Hemapushpi, Hemapuspi, Kanchanapushpika, Khalani, Kharjuri, Mahavrishya, Mausali, Musalirahi, Mushali, Suvaha, Talamuli, Talamulika, Talaparni, Talapatri, Talapatrika, Tali, Talika, Vrishyakanda

HINDI : Kali-musli, Kalimusli, Musli, Siyah-musli, Kali-moosli, Moosli

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed from Indo-Malesia to Australia. Within India, it has been recorded in Sub tropical Himalayas, eastwards to Assam and throughout the Western Ghats on marshy sides especially on lateritic soil.

DOSE

Churna 3 - 6 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Flavone glycoside-5, 7-dimethoxy-dihydromyricetin, Curculigo saponins, Hentriacontanol, Curculigosid, Alkaloid lycorine, 2-methoxy-4-acetyl-5-methyltriacontane, Aliphatic methoxy ketone, Palmitic, Oleic, Linolenic, Arachidic, Behenic acid

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Guru, Snigdh, Pichil

Madhur, Tikt

Madhur

Ushan

Shukrajanan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Low sperm count

Sexual disorders

Urinary tract infection

General weakness

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Abhrak bhasma

Chandanadi churna

Guduchyadi modaka