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Herb : Kali Musli

(Botanical name: Curculigo orchioides)

Classification

• Kingdom : Plantae
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class : Magnoliopsida
• Family : Amaryllidaceae
• Genus : Curculigo
• Species : Orchioides

Kali Musli Like safed musli, this herb too possess aphrodisiac properties and been used since a long time in our country as a folk medicine.

History

Kali musli is native to India. It is herbaceous tuberous perennial plant.

It grows in natural forest and Indians are using this herb since a long time, as a folk medicine to increase libido and physical strength in men.

Due to it's over exploitation in India, it is becoming rare

Plant Description

This perennial herb grows to height of 10-35 cm. Rootstock is stout, short or elongated, cylindric, fleshy.

Its leaves are narrowed, long and linear with base sheathing.

Roots are long, whitish or yellowish grey; externally the rootstock is yellowish brown.

It is recorded that kali musli requires well fertile loamy soil with well decayed manure and sand is favorable for its growth.

Moderate watering and moist atmosphere is needed.

Cultivation

This species is globally distributed from indo- Malaysia to Australia.

Within India, it is found in sub-tropical Himalayas, eastwards to Assam and throughout the western ghats on marshy sides.

Parts Used

Bulb and roots

Constituents

Flavone, glycosides 5, curculigo saponins, hentria contanol, alkaloid lycorine, 2-methoxy-4-acetyl-5-methyltriacontane, behenic acid.

Some ayurvedic properties in kali musli are - guna, rasa, vipak, virya, prabhav.

Uses

Safed musli is best known for its medicinal value in ayurved and allopath.

It cures different sexual disorders in men such as-

• Low sperm count
• Piles
• Blood related disorders
• Skin disorders
• Jaundice
• Gonorrhea
• Joint pain

The roots of this plant are a nice stimulant, appetizer, carminative, tonic and aphrodisiac.

Names

• English- curcuglio golden eye grass.
• Hindi- kali musli, musali khand.
• Gujarati- kali musli .
• Kanad- neltari godde, nelodati
• Sanskrit- bhoomotala, taalmuli.