Sansevieria roxburghiana Health Dictionary

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Sansevieria Roxburghiana: From 1 Different Sources

J. & J. Schultes

Synonym: S. zeylanica auct. non-(L.) Willd.

Family: Liliaceae.

Habitat: The eastern coast of India from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu in South.

English: Indian Bowstring Hemp.

Ayurvedic: Naagadamani, Takshaki. Used in West Bengal as a substitute for Muurvaa.

Siddha: Marul, Motta Manji (Tamil).

Action: Rhizomes—mucilaginous, used for cough. Tender shoots— juice given to children for clearing phlegm from the throat. Whole plant—finds application in glandular enlargement and rheumatism.

Care must be taken that the herb does not accumulate in the system.

The plant must not be confused with Indian Hemp (Cannabis indica).
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Aglaia Roxburghiana

Miq. Hiern

Synonym: A. elaegnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth.

Milnea roxburghiana (Miq.) Wight and Arn.

Family: Meliaceae.

Habitat: Western Ghats, tropical forests in the hills of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Ayurvedic: Priyangu (var.)

Siddha/Tamil: Gnaazhal. (Dried flowers of Myristica malabarica Lam. are also used as Priyangu.)

Action: Fruit—cooling (in febrile complaints), antipyretic, astringent, antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric, anti-inflammatory (seeds used for painful micturition). Fruits are also used for treating obstinate skin diseases and tumours.

Bisamide alkaloids of the leaves exhibit anticancer activity (by inhibiting the growth of vinblastine-resistant KB cells).

... aglaia roxburghiana

Sansevieria Hyacinthoides

(Linn.) Druce.

Synonym: S. zeylanica (L.) Willd.

Family: Liliaceae.

Habitat: Native to Sri Lanka; found along coastal regions of India from Bengal to Tamil Nadu.

English: Ceylon Bowstring Hemp.

Ayurvedic: Naagadamani (related species) (also known as Muurvaa).

Siddha/Tamil: Marul, Motta manji.

Action: See S. roxburghiana. Leaves and rhizomes are applied externally in high fever with delirium.

Rhizomes—diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant.

The leaf contains aconitic acid; the root yielded an alkaloid sansevierine (0.018%).... sansevieria hyacinthoides

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