BOTANICAL NAME: Crinum latifolium
FAMILY: Amarylidaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION;
Bhavaprakasha- Guduchyadi varga
Kaiyyadeva Nighantu- Oushadhi varga
Nighantu Adarsha – Musali kandadi varga
Ayurveda Dravyaguna vignana – Talamulyadi varga
Brihat Dravya guna adarsha – Krishna mushalyadi gana
Shaligrama Nighantu – Guduchaydi varga
ENGLISH NAME: Milk and Wine Lily, pink-striped trumpet lily, wide-leaved pink-striped trumpet lily
COMMON NAME:
Hindi name- Sudarshan, Chindar, Kanmu, Kunwal, Pindar, Kanwar, Barakanwar
Bengali name- Sukhadarshana, Barakanur, Bada Kanod, Gaerhonar Patta, Nagdaun.
Gujarati name- Nagadamani, Nagrikanda
Kannada name- Sudarshana, Visha Biduru, Visha Mungali, Visha Mandala,
Malayalam name- Pulattali, Belutta-Polataali, Velutta, Polataali, Kantenna
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
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HABITAT: India, Sri Lanka, Java, Burma, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines Island.
In India: Tropical India, Lakhmi pur, Orissa, Chota Nagpur, Bengal, Deccan, Central India, Madhya Pradesh.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
It is a small plant growing to a height of 2-3 feet. The leaves are big, growing to a length of 2-4 feet and 3-4 inches wide. The leaves emerge from the rhizome and resemble emerging from the ground. The flowering stems are stout, reaching about 2 m in height. The flowers have white color and pinkish tinge, emerge from the middle stalk and arranged in an umbel. The fruits are round, 2-2.5 inch in diameter having 10-12 seeds inside. The plant is found all over India in the temperate climate especially Central India.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
Madhura, Tikta | Ruksha,Teekshna | Usna | Madhura | Kaphavatasamaka |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
Sweet , bitter | Dry, pungent | Hot | sweet | Pacifying kaph vata |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:
The rhizome of the plant contains Glucans A & B, Alkoloids-zeylamine crinofoline, crinofolidine, tazetine, flexinine, harmenthamine, ambelline, galanthamine. The leaves contain alkaloids Latifine, Cherilline, 3-o-acetalamine, crinomine and crinine.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
External uses:
Patra Swarasa is used as ear drops for ear infection.
And other ear disorders
Oral use:
Paachana samsthana: It is ubhayato bhaga hara,used in visha etc, stages of samshodhana.
Rasa vaha samsthana: Shotha
Twacha: Kustha And Anya rakta vikaras
Taapa karma: Jwara
INDICATIONS
Digestive system – Induce vomiting and diarrhea (ubhayatabhagahara). indicated in poison
Rasavaha samsthana – reduce oedema
Tapakrama – Indicated in fever
Skin – Indicated in skin disorders, stimulate sweat production
USEFUL PART: Leaf, Rhizome
DOSAGE: Rhizome powder- 1 to 3 g
Leaf juice- 5 to 10 ml