(Roxb.) Royle.Synonym: Anilema scapiflorum Wt. A. tuberosum Buch.-Ham.Family: Commelinaceae.
Habitat: Temperate and tropical Himalaya, upper Gangetic plains and Peninsular India.
Folk: Siyaah Musli; Sismulia (Gujarat); Kureli.Action: Root—astringent, febrifuge; used in headache, giddiness, jaundice. Root bark—diuretic, antispasmodic, (used in asthma, colic, infantile convulsions.)
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