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.
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
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.
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.
Bulb and roots
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.
Safed musli is best known for its medicinal value in ayurved and allopath.
It cures different sexual disorders in men such as-
The roots of this plant are a nice stimulant, appetizer, carminative, tonic and aphrodisiac.