Botanical Name: Molineria trichocarpa Wight
Family: Hypoxidaceae
Introduction:
This plant using for intestinal worm infection and intestinal disorder in folk medicine, unfortunately now a days it used as adulterant of Curculigo orchioides
Names in different Indian languages
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| Malayalam | Nilampana |
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Synonyms
Molineria finlaysoniana baker
Curculigo finlaysoniana (Baker) Wall ex.Hook.f.
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
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| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Morphology
It is tuberous herb
Leaves – linear, 10-15 cm long,
Flower – yellow
Tuber – reddish, inside reddish white, externally it seems to be like ‘small onion’
Distribution & Habitat
South India
Karma –
Deepana, pachana, krimighna
Indication:
Grahani
Worm infections
Part used:
Tuber
Therapeutic Uses:
- Tuber in milk useful in grahani and intestinal worm.