Agave americana L. - American century plant
Agave americana L. - American century plant
MH445 : Agave americana L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Agave altissima Zumagl.;
Agave americana var. marginata Trel.;
Agave americana var. mediopicta Trel.;
Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A.Terracc.;
Agave americana f. picta (Salm-Dyck) Voss;
Agave americana var. striata Trel.;
Agave americana var. subtilis (Trel.) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan;
Agave americana var. theometel (Zuccagni) A.Terracc.;
Agave americana var. variegata Hook.;
Agave americana f. virginica Voss;
Agave communis Gaterau;
Agave complicata Trel. ex Ochot.;
Agave cordillerensis Lodé & Pino;
Agave felina Trel.;
Agave fuerstenbergii Jacobi;
Agave gracilispina (Rol.-Goss.) Engelm. ex Trel.;
Agave ingens A.Berger;
Agave melliflua Trel.;
Agave milleri Haw.;
Agave ornata Jacobi;
Agave picta Salm-Dyck;
Agave ramosa Moench;
Agave salmiana var. gracilispina Rol.-Goss;
Agave subtilis Trel.;
Agave subzonata Trel.;
Agave theometel Zuccagni;
Agave variegata Steud.;
Agave virginica Mill. 1768, non L.;
Agave zonata Trel.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Kamal Cactus, Gwarpatha, Agave, Century Plant, Kalabanda; |
| Plant Family | : | Agavaceae |
| Description | : | Stem reduced. Leaves forming a rosette, curving outwards, the ends drooping, more than 1 m long, widest about the middle, neck not sharply constricted. green, sometimes glaucous, often with pale yellow borders or otherwise variegated, shallowly channelled only at the apical region. Apical spine c. 1 cm, dark reddish brown-black, marginal spines pointing downwards. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The sap can also be taken internally in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery. The sap is antiseptic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue and laxative. An infusion of the chopped leaf is purgative and the juice of the leaves is applied to bruises. The plant is used internally in the treatment of indigestion, flatulence, constipation, jaundice and dysentery. The sap has disinfectant properties and can be taken internally to check the growth of putrefactive bacteria in the stomach and intestines. Water in which agave fibre has been soaked for a day can be used as a scalp disinfectant and tonic in cases of falling hair. A gum from the root and leaf is used in the treatment of toothache. The roots are steeped in water, and the water ingested for treating various ailments such as stomach pain, painful and difficult urination, scurvy, swollen and bleeding pulp of teeth, swollen bones, constipation, and poor appetite or loss of appetite. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Liliidae |
| Order | : Liliales |
| Family | : Agavaceae - Century-plant family |
| Genus | : Agave L. - agave |
| Species | : Agave americana L. - American century plant |