kantala :
A large shrub grows up to 4 meters in height. Leaves simple, stout, fleshy, leaf end on spine, and crowded in the base, flower stalk arises from the middle and grows up to 4 meters in height, with numerous greenish flowers and which yield seedlings even before shedding off from the plant. Taxonomical Classification
Family: AmaryllidaceaeVERNACULAR NAMES
English: Century plant, American aloeHindi: Bharakhawar, Rakshpattah
Malayalam: Ageve, Anakaita, Eropakaita, Kandalachedi
Synonyms
Synonyms in Ayurveda: KandalaRasa: Amla Kashaya Tikta
Guna: Guru
Veerya: Ushna
Parts used for medicinal purpose
Leaves, Stem, ,Morphology:
A large shrub grows up to 4 meters in height. Leaves simple, stout, fleshy, leaf end on spine, and crowded in the base, flower stalk arises from the middle and grows up to 4 meters in height, with numerous greenish flowers and which yield seedlings even before shedding off from the plant.Geographical distribution:
Throughout India growing wild, also cultivated as garden and hedge plant.Therapeutic Uses:
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, syphilis, scurvy, inflammation, dental caries, general debility, and even effective in rabies.KEY WORDS: KANDALA, അഗേവ്
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