BOTANICAL NAME

URGINEA INDICA

FAMILY

LILIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

SMILAX ZEYLANICA

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Vanplandu, Kolkand

HINDI : Jangli pyaaz, Kanda

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed from Tropical Africa to Myanmar. Within India, it is found abundantly throughout the plains of India and in the dry hills of the lower Himalayas up to an altitude of 1500 metres It is cultivated in sandy soils near the sea-shore in the Deccan Peninsula and on an experimental basis in the lower Himalayas.

DOSE

Churna 120 - 200 mg, Panak 30 - 0 drops

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Scillaren a and scillaren b

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Tikshan, Laghu

Katu, Tikt

Katu

Ushan

Hridya

THERAPEUTIC USES

Heart disorders

Abdominal related problems

Menstrual problems

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not Available