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Genus Chlorophytum Ker Gawl.: Medicinally important plant from Ancient Indian literature (Ayurveda)

Published:18 Jun 2013
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Kunal Kale1, Prashant Thakare1

1 Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gade Baba Amravati University. Amravati 444602

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India is known for its tradition, culture, and Traditional medicine system. Ayurveda has long history in India where the plants are used as medicine. Ayurveda is an offshoot of Atharva veda written over 3000 thousand years ago. Charak and Sushruta described a large number of crude drugs and a large part of them had originated from plants. Ayurvedic medicines are based on herbs, either single herb or in combination posses one or more therapeutic principles. The ayurvedic preparation entirely is considered as the active substance and the constituents are either of known therapeutic activity or are chemically defined substance generally accepted to contribute substantially to the therapeutic activity of the drug. According to Bhavprakash the drug is sweet, cooling, and mucilaginous, increases Kapha, reduces Pitta, daha, acts as stimulant, it gives strength. (Mishra 2012., Bhise and Salunkhe 2009) In the present study we have discussed the medicinal properties of a genus Chlorophytum Ker Gawl, which is commonly known as” safed musli”. It was found that it is extensively used by the ayurvedic practitioners for a wide variety of ailments and particularly an ingredient of aphrodisiac preparations. It is also employed as ayurvedic rasayana because safed musli is a constituent of Chyawanprash, an outstanding rejuvenator. It is important constitution of Jeevaneeyagan (vitalisers). Total eight herbs constitute the Jeevaneeyagan (vitalisers). These herbs are aphrodisiac, strengthening, blood purifier, conception plus and galactogogue. Collectively these herbs are also named as Astavarga. Chlorophytum Ker Gawl (safed musli) is one of the important constituent as it contain properties like antidiabetic, antistress, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, aphrodisiac, anti-ageing, and increases immunity.( Haque et al., 2011. Mishra, 2012., Deore and Khadabadi 2008, Sing, 2007) The genus Chlorophytum Ker. Gawl. (Asparagaceae) contain 198 species, six subspecies and eight varieties is distributed in the old world tropics especially in Africa and India. It is now represented by 17 species in India of which 15 occur in the Western Ghats. Most of the Chlorophytum Ker Gawl. species are usually forest dwellers and ephemerals making it difficult. This reviews is focused on various aspects of plant saponins and high medicinal properties of Chlorophytum species and its uses in Auruveda (Govaerts et al. 2012, Chandore et al 2012, Kaushik 2005, Bhatnagar, 2003. Gaikwad, et al 2012). Chlorophytum borovilianum Santapau & R. R. Fern.

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Kale, K. & Thakare, P. (2013). Genus Chlorophytum Ker Gawl.: Medicinally important plant from Ancient Indian literature (Ayurveda). International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v3i3.05

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