Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker
Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker
Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker
Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker
Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker
MH353 : Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Chlorophytum breviscapum sensu Hook. f. p.p. non Dalz.;
Anthericum tuberosum Hook.f., nom. illeg.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Musli Bhed, Musli Safed, Biskandri, Safed Musli, India Spider Plant, |
| Plant Family | : | Liliaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs bearing 15-50 cm long scape bearing white flowers. Scapigerous herbs; roots tuberous. Leaves to 15 x 3 cm, lanceolate-acuminate. Scape longer than leaves, to 40 cm long. Flowers in pairs; bracts small, membranous; pedicel c. 7 mm, jointed above middle. Tepals 6, white, oblong, c. 8 mm long. Stamens 6, anthers longer than filaments. Capsule 3-lobed; seeds orbicular, rugose. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Semadoh |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Tubers having medicinal value are used as general tonic, containing the steroid sapogenine (1-2%), protein (10-20%) and calcium. Tubers are fat free and they have high aphrodisiac property. It is also useful in diseases like renal calculus, Leucorrhoea and diabetes. Immunomodulator, stimulant and tonic, antistress, adaptogen, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, antimutagenic, anti-ulcer, antitumor, aphrodisiac, glactogen, antidibetic; Sexual disorders, decreased libido, cough and asthma, dysuria, polyuria, gonorrhea, menorrhagia, leucorrhea, piles and leucoderma, diabetes, obesity and immune problems, ophthalmic conditions, vomiting, dyspepsia, lumbago, joint pain and problems associated nervous system. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: stigmasterol; furostanol; chlorophytum-I; Tokorogenin, neo-getogenin; stigastrol and arundinoside-A; arundinoside-B; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Stigmasterol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243957
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- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13880200490902464
- http://e_charak.in/echarak/templates/Chlorophytum%20arundinaceum%20Baker.pdf |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Liliidae |
| Order | : Liliales |
| Family | : Liliaceae - Lily family |
| Genus | : Chlorophytum ker Gawl. - chlorophytum |
| Species | : Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker |